# Accident 19930625020649A: Scwzer G164A, Brundidge, AL, June 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1993, 08:45 local time
- Place: Brundidge, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RZWG
- Location: 31.7107° N, 85.8098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7107&lon=-85.8098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48584, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48584-1997-10-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,629 total, 7,500 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930625020649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. FORCED DOWN IN WOODED AREA. CARBURETOR PUMP ATTACH RIVETS FAILED. FELL INTO CARBURETOR. BLOCKED FLOAT.

## 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 ATL93LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA116), Jun 25, 1993: Grumman G164A (N48584), Brundidge, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE BROKEN CARBURETOR ACCELERATOR PUMP PISTON RIVET WHICH LODGED UNDER THE NEEDLE VALVE, ALLOWED THE FLOAT CHAMBER TO FLOOD WITH FUEL, AND THE ENGINE TO QUIT. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A…

## Other reports on N48584 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820123001559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001559A), Jan 23, 1982: Grumav G164A (N48584), Hobbs, TX, Destroyed. Engine quit on takeoff. Stall landed off runway. Flipped over. Water, dirt in fuel.

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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