# Accident 19880922039619A: Scwzer G164A, Laton, CA, September 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1988, 12:10 local time
- Place: Laton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWUG
- Location: 36.4314° N, 119.6976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4314&lon=-119.6976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9946, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9946) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 302 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880922039619A

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR BELL CRANK FITTING BROKE FROM CORROSION. ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS LOST. LANDED IN FARM FIELD AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX88DVA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA15), Sep 22, 1988: Schweizer G-164A (N9946), Laton, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9946 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760720019542A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760720019542A), Jul 20, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N9946), Shelby, MS, Substantial damage. Saw Cessna apching,taxied clr of rwy,stopped.

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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