# Accident 19870729040119A: Scwzer G164B, Taft, CA, July 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Taft, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PXKG
- Location: 35.1594° N, 119.4302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1594&lon=-119.4302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6725K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6725K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,831 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870729040119A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING STRUCK A STANDPIPE LANDING ON A AG STRIP. IMPACT WHIRLED AIRCRAFT AROUND AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 LAX87DVA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA10), Jul 29, 1987: Grumman G-164B (N6725K), Taft, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6725K (3)

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

- [Accident 20110205002429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110205002429A), Feb 5, 2011: Grumman Acf G-164B (N6725K), Buttonwillow, CA, Substantial damage. On 02-05-2011, 9.30AM (local) an aerial applicator , while conducting an aerial application operation, hit a standpipe (irrigation pipe) with its propeller.…
- [Accident 19900608019559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900608019559A), Jun 8, 1990: Scwzer G164B (N6725K), Buttonwillow, CA, Destroyed. NR7 cylinder failed on the radial engine. Lost power and impacted ground very hard and burned. Was on a turn around
- [Accident 19780920027719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920027719A), Sep 20, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N6725K), Robbins, 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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