# Accident 19911106049969A: Scwzer G164A, Epps, LA, November 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Epps, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: URFG
- Location: 32.7310° N, 91.4291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7310&lon=-91.4291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4546, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4546-2012-09-12) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,296 total, 1,576 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911106049969A

## Narrative

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

PROP BLADE SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. LANDED IN COTTEN FIELD. VIBRATION SEPARATED ENGINE FROM FIREWALL.

## 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 FTW92LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA020), Nov 6, 1991: Grumman G-164A (N4546), Epps, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF 1/2 OF A PROPELLER BLADE. FACTORS WERE POWERPLANT VIBRATION AND RESULTANT POWERPLANT SEPARATION.

## Other reports on N4546 (2)

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

- [Accident 19800504012399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504012399A), May 4, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N4546), Deweyville, TX, Destroyed. Engine failure occurred shortly after takeoff. Pilot could not locate suitable terrain for emergency landing.
- [Accident 19740204002329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740204002329A), Feb 4, 1974: Gulstm G164A (N4546), Brookshire, TX, Substantial damage. Plt spraying soil conditnr on plowd fld-plt had deactivatd stall warning sys.

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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