# Accident 19830525021019A: Scwzer G164C, Live Oak, CA, May 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1983, 17:54 local time
- Place: Live Oak, CA
- Airport: Bowles
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.2291° N, 121.7799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2291&lon=-121.7799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6627K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6627K-1985-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C (registry code 3952803, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164C
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3311
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830525021019A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON A PULLUP FROM A SWATH RUN. SETTING SUN OBSCURED PILOTS VISION OF WIRES. WAS FAMILIAR WITH FIELD.

## 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 LAX83LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA249), May 26, 1983: Grumman-Schweizer G-164C (N6627K), Live Oak, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6627K (1)

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

- [Incident 19780419013009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780419013009I), Apr 19, 1978: Gulstm G164C (N6627K), Elmira, NY, Minor damage. Engine started missing and would not develop full power after takeoff. Landed in open field.

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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