# Accident 19930723025479A: Scwzer G164A, Atmore, AL, July 23, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1993, 10:00 local time
- Place: Atmore, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WNNG
- Location: 31.0194° N, 87.4895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0194&lon=-87.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4824, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4824-2016-11-16) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 495 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930723025479A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ONE MILE AFTER TAKEOFF. NOSED OVER IN ROUGH TERRAIN LANDING. ENGINE SUPERCHARGER HAD FAILED.

## 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 ATL93LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA132), Jul 23, 1993: Grumman G-164A (N4824), Atmore, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE SUPERCHARGER, WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE STOPPAGE. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN AT THE FORCED LANDING SITE.

## Other reports on N4824 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770601014719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770601014719A), Jun 1, 1977: Gulstm G164C (N4824), Centreville, AL, Substantial damage. Number one cylinder connecting rod failed.

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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