# Accident 19940420010979A: Scwzer G164B, Ozark, AL, April 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1994, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.4299° N, 85.6397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4299&lon=-85.6397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48717-2018-01-24) (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: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420010979A

## Narrative

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

DURING SWATH RUN PILOT REPORTED ENGINE SURGED AND FLAMED OUT. COLLIDED WITH GROUND. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 ATL94LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA084), Apr 20, 1994: Grumman G-164B (N48717), Ozark, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N48717 (1)

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

- [Accident 20060428007109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060428007109A), Apr 28, 2006: Scwzer G164B (N48717), Dewitt, AR, Destroyed. (-23) On April 28, 2006 at 1300 central daylight savings time, a Grumman ag-cat 164-B, registered to [privacy data omitted] and operated by the pilot [privacy…

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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