# Accident 19920530017209A: Scwzer G164B, Mamou, LA, May 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1992, 07:30 local time
- Place: Mamou, LA
- Airport: Mamou Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SIRG
- Location: 30.6308° N, 92.4102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6308&lon=-92.4102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6808Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6808Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R-975 series (registry code 17037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r-975-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,814 total, 510 in this make and model, 509 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920530017209A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT AFTER ENGINE BELCHED BLACK SMOKE. NOSED OVER LANDING IN WATER IN MUDDY RICE FIELD.

## 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 FTW92LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA144), May 30, 1992: Grumman G-164B (N6808Q), Mamou, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ONTO WHICH THE ENSUING FORCED LANDING COULD BE EXECUTED.

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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