# Accident 19910620023769A: Scwzer G164A, Edgar, NE, June 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1991, 06:00 local time
- Place: Edgar, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PSTG
- Location: 40.3596° N, 97.9700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3596&lon=-97.9700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8842H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8842H-2017-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910620023769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE OVERHEATED. LANDED ON A ROAD TO CHECK. WIND STRUCK GAS METER PIPE. A RAG WAS COVERING THE OIL COOLER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91DCJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ03), Jun 20, 1991: Grumman G-164-A (N8842H), Edgar, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N8842H (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960807021379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960807021379A), Aug 7, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N8842H), Grant, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft number 9 cylinder head failed during aerial application, made an emergency landing in a corn field.
- [Incident 19810601043259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810601043259I), Jun 1, 1981: Grumav G164A (N8842H), Ogallala, NE. Engine stopped inflight. During maintenance mechanic inadvertently crossed the fuel vent lines.
- [Accident 19790617012659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617012659A), Jun 17, 1979: Gulstm G164 (N8842H), Moscow, KS, Destroyed. Struck wires on pullup from spray run.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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