# Accident 19930727027329A: Scwzer G164B, Borup, MN, July 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1993, 18:30 local time
- Place: Borup, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PVVG
- Location: 47.1802° N, 96.5002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1802&lon=-96.5002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6637Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6637Q-2004-07-14) (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 R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930727027329A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DURING SPRAY RUN FORCE LANDED SOFT FIELD. NOSED OVER. NR7 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED BETWEEN PLUGS.

## 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 CHI93LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA303), Jul 27, 1993: Schweizer G167B (N6637Q), Borup, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder head.

## Other reports on N6637Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19820806035379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820806035379A), Aug 6, 1982: Scwzer G164B (N6637Q), Opp, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot felt vibrations and during precautionary landing aircraft hit terrace causing it ot flip inverted.

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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