# Accident 19920309017049A: Scwzer G164A, Valley Mills, TX, March 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Valley Mills, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LWEG
- Location: 31.6572° N, 97.4725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valley Mills, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6572&lon=-97.4725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9828, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9828-2012-08-22) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920309017049A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON DESCENT TO SPRAY FIELD. NOSED OVER IN WET WHEAT. WORN MAGS DIRTY OIL. INCORRECT WORN IGNITERS FACTORS

## 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 FTW92LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA085), Mar 9, 1992: Grumman G-164A (N9828), Valley Mills, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND THE RESULTANT MULTIPLE MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCIES. A FACTOR WAS THE WET TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N9828 (3)

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

- [Accident 20070722020159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070722020159A), Jul 22, 2007: Scwzer G164A (N9828), Colona, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) On 07/25/2007 the aircraft from davenport airport, davenport, IA (dvn) to cropdust a field in henry county, IL. During cruise flight the aircraft lost…
- [Incident 19890720038469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890720038469I), Jul 20, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N9828), Etter, TX, Minor damage. Engine quit on a spray run. Forced landing in a field straight ahead. Using automotive fuel. Suspect vapor lock.
- [Accident 19760424010029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760424010029A), Apr 24, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N9828), Downsville, MD, Substantial damage. Pulled up to avoid trees growing in a rock break hit wires. Flew under wires on preceding runs.

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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