# NTSB investigations: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A: Loss of engine power (partial)

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN21LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA072.md): Grumman G164 · Elton, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 1, 2020 · N48594 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power, which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN17LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA163.md): Grumman Schweizer G-164 · Palmer, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 2017 · N9533 · Substantial damage
  > A crack in the cylinder of the radial engine, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB ERA16LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA319.md): Grumman G164 · Chestertown, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 18, 2016 · N75EP · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to a failure of the No. 3 cylinder head, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with ground equipment.
- [NTSB WPR16LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA082.md): Grumman G164 · Juliaetta, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2016 · N6894Q · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to a crack in the No. 2 cylinder.
- [NTSB CEN15LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA175.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164A · New Roads, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 2015 · N9755 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to three stuck exhaust valves.
- [NTSB CEN12LA513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA513.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor G-164A · La Salle, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2012 · N9822 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the detached distributor rotor.
- [NTSB CEN11LA610](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA610.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Monette, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2011 · N48378 · Substantial damage
  > The fracture of the throttle cable in tensile overstress because of wear damage, which resulted in the partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB DEN08CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA091.md): Grumman-Schweizer G-164A · East Bernard, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 20, 2008 · N5083 · Substantial damage
  > Two engine cylinder exhaust valves stuck open for an undetermined reason, resulting in a loss of engine power.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3952801')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '342' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence?model=3952801

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