# Accident 19880701025319A: Scwzer G164A, Gridley, CA, July 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1988, 11:35 local time
- Place: Gridley, CA
- Airport: Terhel Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NIKG
- Location: 38.7105° N, 121.8491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7105&lon=-121.8491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7933, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7933-1996-06-03) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,935 total, 2,137 in this make and model, 401 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701025319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN WEEDS CAUGHT WING AND AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 LAX88DVG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVG08), Jul 1, 1988: Grumman G-164A (N7933), Gridley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7933 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810629037109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810629037109A), Jun 29, 1981: Scwzer G164A (N7933), Live Oak, CA, Substantial damage. Overloaded ag airplane, unable to climb after liftoff. Crashed off end of runway. Temperature 105 degrees.

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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