# Accident 19860507016399A: Scwzer G164, Butte City, CA, May 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1986, 06:30 local time
- Place: Butte City, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4605° N, 121.9290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4605&lon=-121.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10219, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10219-2004-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860507016399A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE QUIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. IMPACTED THE GROUND. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX86FVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVG04), May 7, 1986: Grumman G-164 (N10219), Butte City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10219 (3)

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

- [Accident 19881110050669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881110050669A), Nov 10, 1988: Scwzer G164 (N10219), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit during a spray operation. Flipped over on forced landing. Fuel line elbow at carburetor had broken off.
- [Accident 19770601014209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770601014209A), Jun 1, 1977: Grumav G164 (N10219), Biggs, CA, Destroyed. Nr 2 cyl failed.
- [Accident 19750509012349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750509012349A), May 9, 1975: Grumav G164 (N10219), Biggs, 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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