# Accident 19810605040779A: Scwzer G164B, Davis, CA, June 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6977K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6977K-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605040779A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR STRUCK RICE LEVEE ON SPRAY RUN. IMPACT TORE ENGINE LOOSE. AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER WHILE LANDING.

## 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 LAX81FVG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG41), Jun 5, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N6977K), Davis, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6977K (2)

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

- [Accident 20040217003739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040217003739A), Feb 17, 2004: Scwzer G164B (N6977K), Tracy, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was returning aircraft to trinkle ag flying, inc.'s north landing strip when he experienced a rough running engine. He made a forced landing in an…
- [Accident 19891118046369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891118046369A), Nov 18, 1989: Scwzer G164B (N6977K), Knights Landing, CA, Substantial damage. Right main gear broke off on Landing roll. Two attach bolts AN992A had sheared.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.