# Accident 19970702016659A: Scwzer G164, Altha, FL, July 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1997, 08:30 local time
- Place: Altha, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5695° N, 85.1191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5695&lon=-85.1191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10273-1998-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702016659A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING BROKE WHILE TAXIING. FOUR FATIGUE CRACKS FOUND. AIRCRAFT NOSED UP. FUEL CAUGHT FIRE. (-23) AS PILOT WAS TAXIING AIRCRAFT OUT, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE AND COLLAPSED. ACFT NOSED OVER, FUEL LEAKED ONTO ENGINE. FIRE DESTROYED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA97LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA201), Jul 2, 1997: Grumman G-164 (N10273), Altha, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear spring due to a preexisting fatigue crack resulting in the separation of the left main landing gear, and subsequent nose down during taxi.

## Other reports on N10273 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920621027539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920621027539A), Jun 21, 1992: Scwzer G164 (N10273), Donalsonville, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit over a lake. Ditched. Found water in fuel system.

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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