# Accident 19830711029419A: Scwzer G164, Princeton, CA, July 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Princeton, CA
- Airport: Lambertville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4096° N, 122.0400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4096&lon=-122.0400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9707, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9707-2013-05-24) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 3,805 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830711029419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED COMING OUT OF PROCEDURE TURN. UNABLE TO CHECK HIGH SINK RATE PRIOR TO IMPACT. NR 3 CYLINDER FAILURE.

## 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 LAX83LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA330), Jul 11, 1983: Grumman G-164 (N9707), Princeton, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N9707 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790115001589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790115001589I), Jan 15, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N9707), Clear Lake, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit during descent to the airport. Carburetor heat hose had become disconnected
- [Accident 19770507015321A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770507015321A), May 7, 1977: Gulstm G164C (N9707), Greenfield, 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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