# Accident 19900505014099A: Scwzer G164D, Richvale, CA, May 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1990, 19:15 local time
- Place: Richvale, CA
- Airport: Richvale Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NIEG
- Location: 39.4977° N, 121.7714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHVALE (07CL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4977&lon=-121.7714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6868Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6868Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman/Schweizer G-164D (registry code 3952804, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-schweizer-g-164d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney TWJR-SAIG (registry code 52029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-twjr-saig) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164D
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,500 total, 5,800 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900505014099A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH 4000 POUND LOAD OF FERTILIZER. CRASHED TRYING TO LEAVE GROUND EFFECT AT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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