# Accident 19880620022349A: Scwzer G164B, Gridley, CA, June 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gridley, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NGTG
- Location: 39.3629° N, 121.6975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gridley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3629&lon=-121.6975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8487K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8487K-1988-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 460 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880620022349A

## Narrative

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

OVERLOADED AIRCRAFT FAILED TO FLY ON TAKEOFF. WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY AND HIT A CANAL BANK, TUMBLED AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX88DVG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVG05), Jun 20, 1988: Schweizer G-164B (N8487K), Gridley, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8487K (1)

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

- [Accident 19851028054419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851028054419A), Oct 28, 1985: Scwzer G164B (N8487K), Gila Bend, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed on a road and struck trees after engine power loss. Water, dirt, found in gascolator. No other discrepancy

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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