# Accident 19960514010459A: Scwzer G164A, Vineland, NJ, May 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1996, 09:45 local time
- Place: Vineland, NJ
- Airport: Vineland-Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MWRG
- Location: 39.5376° N, 74.9663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Vineland-Downtown Airport (28N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5376&lon=-74.9663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6620Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6620Q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,073 total, 2,350 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960514010459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SMOKED BACKFIRED ON TAKEOFF. DROPPED LOAD. NOSED OVER LANDING PLOWED AREA. NR8 CYLINDER BARREL CRACKED OPEN.

## 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 NYC96LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA105), May 14, 1996: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N6620Q), Vineland, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the number 8 cylinder, which resulted in loss of engine power, a forced landing in soft terrain, and subsequent nose over of the airplane.

## Other reports on N6620Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20060723022689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060723022689A), Jul 23, 2006: Scwzer G164A (N6620Q), Vineland, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Flight was the first of the day. Taxi, runup was normal. Pilot positioned acft for takeoff, takeoff was normal through ground run and rotation, when…
- [Accident 19820527019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820527019519A), May 27, 1982: Scwzer G164A (N6620Q), Frederick, MD, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Engine quit. Struck a vehicle during emergency landing on a highway. Dirty water in fuel.

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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