# Accident 19940810021099A: Scwzer G164B, Matagorda, TX, August 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1994, 09:00 local time
- Place: Matagorda, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KAPG
- Location: 28.7306° N, 95.8809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7306&lon=-95.8809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8251K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8251K-2017-04-04) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940810021099A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAY RUN ENGINE BACKFIRED AND QUIT. DUMPED LOAD. TRIED FOR DIRT ROAD. HIT TREES. NR4 CYL CRACK AT EXHAUST.

## 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 FTW94LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA266), Aug 10, 1994: Grumman G-164B (N8251K), Matagorda, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO CRACKED ENGINE CYLINDER. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N8251K (1)

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

- [Accident 20130904018319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130904018319A), Sep 4, 2013: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N8251K), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. The aircraft was found facing north, along a field road that runs north and south. The road was hard packed and dry. The tire and propeller marks showed the…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.