# Accident 19870508012879A: Scwzer G164A, Lambertsville, CA, May 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lambertsville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NIKG
- Location: 39.1109° N, 122.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1109&lon=-122.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4623, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4623) (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 G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,852 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508012879A

## Narrative

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

THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A RICE FIELD. THE PILOT REPORTED INTERMITTENT ENGINE OPERATION.

## 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 LAX87DVG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVG07), May 8, 1987: Grumman G-164A (N4623), Lambertsville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4623 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800609035599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800609035599A), Jun 9, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N4623), Cotton Center, AZ, Substantial damage. Stalled ag airplane in procedure turn-around from spray run. Factors; density altitude, tight turn.

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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