# Accident 19920814031429A: Scwzer G164B, Grandin, ND, August 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Grandin, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WISG
- Location: 47.2297° N, 97.0007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2297&lon=-97.0007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48687, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48687-2016-11-03) (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: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,930 total, 1,683 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DTG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DTG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920814031429A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LANDED ON TOP OF GRAIN TRUCK WHILE LANDING ON ROAD. NR4 CYLINDER HAD CRACKED.

## 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 CHI92DTG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DTG04), Aug 14, 1992: Grumman G-164B (N48687), Grandin, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CRACKED CYLINDER WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N48687 (3)

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

- [Accident 20150612008949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150612008949A), Jun 12, 2015: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N48687), Foster, NE, Substantial damage. On June 12, 2015 at approximately 1100 CDT, a Grumman aircraft, model G-164B, s/n 157B, N48687 departed Bloomfield Nebraska airport (84Y) to conduct an aerial…
- [Accident 19910616027729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616027729A), Jun 16, 1991: Scwzer G164B (N48687), Gwinner, ND, Substantial damage. Reported power loss on takeoff. Impact with ground tore off engine. Flipped over. No defects. Same knobs prop power
- [Accident 19830830049639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830830049639A), Aug 30, 1983: Scwzer G164B (N48687), East Bernard, TX, Destroyed. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine failed just after liftoff.

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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