# Incident 19940328000579I: Scwzer G164A, Madera, CA, March 28, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1994, 07:00 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MEYG
- Location: 36.9886° N, 120.1124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADERA MUNI (MAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9886&lon=-120.1124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6587, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6587-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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: 20,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940328000579I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FORCED LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD IN FIELD. NR5 CYLINDER HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N6587 (2)

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

- [Accident 19841007076019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841007076019A), Oct 7, 1984: Scwzer G164A (N6587), Lamont, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot relied on gauges and did not visually check fuel before departure.
- [Accident 19740715022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740715022739A), Jul 15, 1974: Grumav G164A (N6587), Ducor, CA, Substantial damage. 3 Ft from wg tips to grape vineyard when on centerline. Wg caught vines.

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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