# Accident 19960418007839A: Scwzer G164A, Edison, GA, April 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Edison, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: E7DG
- Location: 31.5608° N, 84.7374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edison, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5608&lon=-84.7374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4238, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4238-2006-04-07) (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: 21,000 total, 11,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960418007839A

## Narrative

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

MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS, AIRCRAFT HIT SOFT DIRT ON LANDING AND FLIPPED. (.4)DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, THE STUDS FOR THE NO. 4 CYLINDER FAILED, AND THE CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA96LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA122), Apr 18, 1996: Grumman G-164A (N4238), Edison, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the mounting studs for the No. 4 cylinder, which resulted in separation of the cylinder and loss of engine power. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.

## Other reports on N4238 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780327006349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780327006349A), Mar 27, 1978: Gulstm G164C (N4238), Hudson, IL, Substantial damage. During high speed taxi main gear fell into ditch caused by meltinow.

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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