# Accident 19820516038519A: Scwzer G164, Biggs, CA, May 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1982, 17:50 local time
- Place: Biggs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4115° N, 121.7114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biggs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4115&lon=-121.7114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10280, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10280-2011-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516038519A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX82DA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA181), May 17, 1982: Grumman G-164 (N10280), 10 West Of Bigg, CA, substantial damage

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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