# Accident 19900514015899A: Scwzer G164B, Grimes, CA, May 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Grimes, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHXG
- Location: 39.0742° N, 121.8988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grimes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0742&lon=-121.8988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6689K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6689K-1990-12-27) (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: 3,829 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900514015899A

## Narrative

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

A CYLINDER CRACKED AND BECAME DISLODGED ON TAKEOFF. ENGINE QUIT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED AFTER PILOT VACATED.

## 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

## Other reports on N6689K (2)

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

- [Incident 19860108013839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860108013839I), Jan 8, 1986: Scwzer G164B (N6689K), Madison, CA, Minor damage. Flipped over during emergency landing rollout, in a field after engine failed. Suspect impeller or valve failure.
- [Accident 19820720032899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820720032899A), Jul 20, 1982: Scwzer G164B (N6689K), Humnoke, AR, Substantial damage. During takeoff pilot allowed one wheel to get off runway into rice field, aircraft flipped inverted.

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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