# Accident 19950727019769A: Scwzer G164, Park River, ND, July 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1995, 12:30 local time
- Place: Park River, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VS7G
- Location: 48.3909° N, 97.7391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3909&lon=-97.7391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N949X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N949X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (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 G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950727019769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POPPING SHAKING POWER LOSSON CLIMB. DITCHED IN RESERVOIR. MAG POINTS OFF. P LEAD GROUND . PLUGS WERE WEAK. (-23) PILOT DEPARTED PARK RIVER TO CONDUCT AERIAL APPLICATIONS. DURING CLIMB AND AT TIME OF POWER REDUCTION THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A LAKE AND PILOT SWAM TO SHORE. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FROM LAKE ON 07/28/95. AN INSPECTOR WAS ON THE SCENE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED.

## 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 CHI95LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA250), Jul 27, 1995: Grumman G-164 (N949X), Park River, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of power due to the primary lead in the left magneto being grounded against the case, and the improper clearance of the breaker point gaps. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain on which…

## Other reports on N949X (1)

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

- [Incident 19820629031269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820629031269I), Jun 29, 1982: Grumav G164A (N949X), Park River, ND, Minor damage. Buzzed pickup, right main gear crushed in pickup roof. Landed on road to help victims, bent propeller.

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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