# Accident 19910203001609A: Scwzer G164A, Merced, CA, February 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPJG
- Location: 37.3503° N, 120.4209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3503&lon=-120.4209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N969X-2005-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910203001609A

## Narrative

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

INTOXICATED DRIVER DROVE ONTO AG STRIP IN FRONT OF DEPARTING AG AIRCRAFT. HIT TOP OF AUTO BUT LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 LAX91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA088), Feb 3, 1991: Grumman G-164A (N969X), Merced, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A DISORIENTED AND INTOXICATED AUTOMOBILE DRIVER ENTERING THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF THE DEPARTING AIRCRAFT.

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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