# Accident 19930429011059A: Scwzer G164A, Hamilton, AL, April 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1993, 13:35 local time
- Place: Hamilton, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RARG
- Location: 34.1396° N, 87.9798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1396&lon=-87.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9696, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9696-1994-05-27) (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 R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,980 total, 2,900 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930429011059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FERRY FLIGHT. STALLED AND WENT THROUGH TREES TRYING FOR OPEN FIELD. FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY.

## 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 ATL93LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA084), Apr 29, 1993: Grumman G-164A (N9696), Hamilton, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY CALCULATE FUEL CONSUMPTION AT AN INCREASED POWER SETTING, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. TREES AT THE FORCED LANDING AREA WERE A FACTOR IN…

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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