# Accident 19870429054409A: Scwzer G164A, Tulare, CA, April 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1987, 13:40 local time
- Place: Tulare, CA
- Airport: Tulare
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.1746° N, 119.4318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1746&lon=-119.4318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8366, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8366-1997-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,184 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429054409A

## Narrative

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

TEH AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN A PLOWED FIELD AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. THE SUPERCHARGER WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED.

## 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 LAX87DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA07), Apr 29, 1987: Grumman G-164A (N8366), Tulare, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8366 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740417009679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740417009679A), Apr 17, 1974: Grumav G164A (N8366), Williams, CA, Substantial damage. Blower section floating gr failed. Lnd in rice paddy.

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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