# Accident 19890718026489A: Scwzer G164B, Livingston, CA, July 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Livingston, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWFG
- Location: 37.4700° N, 120.8499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4700&lon=-120.8499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8371K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8371K-1998-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 187 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890718026489A

## Narrative

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

UNAWARE IRRIGATION HAD BEGUN. TOOK OFF ON ALFALFA FIELD. HIT STANDING WATER AND OVERTURNED. FAILED TO CHECK SURFACE

## 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 LAX89DVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA08), Jul 18, 1989: Schweizer G-164B (N8371K), Livingston, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT A TAKEOFF ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE WATER ON THE AIRSTRIP.

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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