# Accident 19920621027539A: Scwzer G164, Donalsonville, GA, June 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Donalsonville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NQDG
- Location: 31.0397° N, 84.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Donalsonville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0397&lon=-84.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10273-1998-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,025 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920621027539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT OVER A LAKE. DITCHED. FOUND WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ATL92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA129), Jun 21, 1992: Grumman G-164 (N10273), Donalsonville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND HIS FAILURE TO DETECT WATER IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N10273 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970702016659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702016659A), Jul 2, 1997: Scwzer G164 (N10273), Altha, FL, Destroyed. Left main landing gear spring broke while taxiing. Four fatigue cracks found. Aircraft nosed up. Fuel caught fire. (-23) as pilot was taxiing aircraft out,…

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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