# Accident 19960424008289A: Scwzer G164, Toms River, NJ, April 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1996, 15:45 local time
- Place: Toms River, NJ
- Airport: Robert J Miller Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9537° N, 74.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toms River, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9537&lon=-74.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N602U-2014-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,691 total, 20 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960424008289A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT TO DUMP WATER ON BRUSH FIRE. DUMPED LOAD. HIT TREES ON FORCED LANDING. NO DEFECTS 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 NYC96LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA090), Apr 24, 1996: Grumman G-164 (N602U), Toms River, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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