# Accident 19820715029699A: Scwzer G164A, Lancaster, CA, July 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1982, 06:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4589, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4589-1983-08-24) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUQ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820715029699A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DUSTING DRY SULPHUR WHEN IT STRUCK A WATER SPRINKLER WHICH CAUSED AIRPLANE TO CRASH AND BURN.

## 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 LAX82FUQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUQ16), Jul 15, 1982: Grumman G-164 (N4589), Lancaster, CA, destroyed

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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