# Accident 19871202069019A: Scwzer G164A, Williams, CA, December 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1987, 14:45 local time
- Place: Williams, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHEG
- Location: 39.1106° N, 122.2707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1106&lon=-122.2707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N673U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N673U-1997-04-21) (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: 13,250 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871202069019A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT IN LEE OF HILLS. DUMPED LOAD BUT SETTLED INTO GROUND. BLAMED ENGINE. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 LAX88DVG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVG02), Dec 2, 1987: Grumman G-164A (N673U), Williams, 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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