# Accident 19800420010369A: Scwzer G164, Butte City, CA, April 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1980, 07:00 local time
- Place: Butte City, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4646° N, 121.9900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butte City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4646&lon=-121.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703Y-2011-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,023 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420010369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING, BUT AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 LAX80FVG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG32), Apr 20, 1980: Grumman G-164 (N703Y), Butte City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N703Y (3)

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

- [Accident 20080505838299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080505838299A), May 5, 2008: Scwzer G164 (N703Y), Butte City, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 05/08/2008 this office received a report of an incident involving N703Y, a G-164 serial number 269. The pilot reported that between 1700 and 1800 on…
- [Accident 19820406008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820406008049A), Apr 6, 1982: Gulstm G164 (N703Y), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Tire blowout on takeoff. Veered off runway into mud. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19770528014069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770528014069A), May 28, 1977: Grumav G164 (N703Y), Gridley, CA, Substantial damage. No.8 cyl cracked

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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