# Accident 19910209001929A: Scwzer G164B, Yuba City, CA, February 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1991, 13:00 local time
- Place: Yuba City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NGRG
- Location: 39.0495° N, 121.6110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0495&lon=-121.6110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3633B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 4,200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910209001929A

## Narrative

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

BLEW A CYLINDER ON PULLUP FROM A SPRAY RUN. NOSED OVER LANDING IN A RICE FIELD.

## 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 LAX91LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA095), Feb 9, 1991: Schweizer G-164B (N3633B), Yuba City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NO. 5 CYLINDER DUE TO FATIGUE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE WET TERRAIN AND CROPS.

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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