# Accident 20040702024039A: Scwzer G164A, Chatsworth, NJ, July 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2004, 13:30 local time
- Place: Chatsworth, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MWRG
- Location: 39.7492° N, 74.5592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7492&lon=-74.5592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915X) (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 G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,100 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040702024039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF WITH 800 ILS. OF FERTILIZER. START OF TAKE-OFF WAS NORMAL. ABOUT 75' TO 100', ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER AND BEGAN SMOKING. FORCED LANDING IN BOG RESULTED IN AIRCRAFT TURNING OVER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 IAD04LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA027), Jul 2, 2004: Grumman G-164A (N915X), Chatsworth, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A blocked internal oil passage, which resulted in inadequate lubrication of the blower impeller shaft, and the subsequent partial loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N915X (1)

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

- [Accident 19780724018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780724018219A), Jul 24, 1978: Grumav G164A (N915X), Warwick, NY, Destroyed

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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