# Accident 19890704019739A: Scwzer G164B, Willows, CA, July 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Willows, CA
- Airport: Willows-Glenn County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHDG
- Location: 39.4991° N, 122.2793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4991&lon=-122.2793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3627G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3627G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: 9,099 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704019739A

## Narrative

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

CONNECTING ROD BROKE EN ROUTE TO SPRAY. BLEW OFF CYLINDER. OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD. WING HIT GROUND. 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 LAX89DVG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVG07), Jul 4, 1989: Schweizer G-164B (N3627G), Willows, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD ON #1 CYLINDER OF THE AIRCRAFT POWERPLANT.

## Other reports on N3627G (1)

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

- [Accident 20110621012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110621012939A), Jun 21, 2011: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N3627G), Marysville, CA, Destroyed. During takeoff just prior to liftoff from an ag dirt-strip the right main tire wheel and gear assembly broke off and bounced up and struck right aileron. The…

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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