19830519020679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G164A · Willows, CA · May 19, 1983

Date
May 19, 1983 · 13:45 local
Place
Willows, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48381
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA243
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total5,000 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power on climbout. Struck a levee and overturned on forced landing. Fouled sparkplugs shorted harness.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK A LEVEE AND OVERTURNED ON FORCED LANDING.FOULED SPARKPLUGS SHORTED HARNESS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.