# Accident 19930813029389A: Scwzer G164A, Garwood, TX, August 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1993, 11:15 local time
- Place: Garwood, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: A3NG
- Location: 29.4510° N, 96.5108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4510&lon=-96.5108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7993, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7993-2006-02-15) (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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,960 total, 952 in this make and model, 483 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930813029389A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGH BACKFIRING AND POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF. NOSED OVER IN RICE FIELD. UNABLE DETERMINE CAUSE POWER LOSS.

## 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 FTW93LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA239), Aug 13, 1993: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N7993), Garwood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ONTO WHICH A FORCED LANDING COULD BE EXECUTED.

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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