# Accident 19820526019259A: Scwzer G164A, Woodland, CA, May 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1982, 16:50 local time
- Place: Woodland, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.7106° N, 121.8493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7106&lon=-121.8493&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 R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820526019259A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES DURING PROCEDURE TURN AT END OF SWATH RUN.

## 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 LAX82DA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA194), May 26, 1982: Grumman G-164A (N8388), Woodland, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8388 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800426010629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426010629A), Apr 26, 1980: Scwzer G164A (N8388), Palermo, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit after leaving dirt strip. Landed in a pasture. Nosed over. Found a cylinder had separated.

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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