# Accident 19860404081659A: Scwzer G164B, Snelling, CA, April 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1986, 16:15 local time
- Place: Snelling, CA
- Airport: Kelsy Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWFG
- Location: 37.5400° N, 120.4492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5400&lon=-120.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8932H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8932H-2013-03-11) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86DVA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860404081659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AND FLAMES NOTED FROM ENGINE AFTER LIFTOFF. STRUCK CANAL ON LANDING. SUSPECT A BROKEN FUEL LINE.

## 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 LAX86DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86DVA05), Apr 5, 1986: Grumman G164A (N8932H), Snelling, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8932H (1)

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

- [Accident 19780310002829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310002829A), Mar 10, 1978: Gulstm G164C (N8932H), Ballico, CA, Substantial damage. Hit power line.

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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