# Accident 19830519020679A: Scwzer G164A, Willows, CA, May 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1983, 13:45 local time
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.5008° N, 122.2805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5008&lon=-122.2805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48381 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830519020679A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA243), May 19, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N48381), Willows, 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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