# Accident 19940507010279A: Scwzer G164A, El Campo, TX, May 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: El Campo, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KAVG
- Location: 29.1902° N, 96.2697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1902&lon=-96.2697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9682, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9682-2014-11-24) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,457 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940507010279A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN LOSING POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK POWERLINE. CRASHED IN VERTED AND BURNED. FOUND WEAK MAGNETOES.

## 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 FTW94LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA145), May 7, 1994: Grumman G-164A (N9682), El Campo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO ONE MAGNETO BEING WEAK AND THE OTHER MAGNETO ARCING INSIDE ITS CASE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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