# Accident 19800426010629A: Scwzer G164A, Palermo, CA, April 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Palermo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4307° N, 121.5229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palermo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4307&lon=-121.5229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8388, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8388) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 8,700 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426010629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LEAVING DIRT STRIP. LANDED IN A PASTURE. NOSED OVER. FOUND A CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED.

## 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 LAX80FVG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG34), Apr 26, 1980: Grumman G-164 (N8388), Palermo, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8388 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820526019259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820526019259A), May 26, 1982: Scwzer G164A (N8388), Woodland, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft hit wires during procedure turn at end of swath run.

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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