# Accident 19830222043739A: Scwzer G164A, Mendota, CA, February 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mendota, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.6698° N, 120.4500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6698&lon=-120.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8679H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8679H-2013-06-27) (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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,800 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830222043739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES AND CRASHED DURING SPRAYING OPERATION.

## 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 LAX83LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA115), Feb 22, 1983: Grumman G164A (N8679H), Mendota, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8679H (1)

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

- [Incident 19810314026719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314026719I), Mar 14, 1981: Grumav G164A (N8679H), Waitsburg, WA. Za forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Fuel gage was broken and stuck at three fourths full.

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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