# Accident 19910709026719A: Scwzer G164B, Crows Landing, CA, July 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1991, 06:00 local time
- Place: Crows Landing, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWFG
- Location: 37.3890° N, 121.0496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3890&lon=-121.0496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6628Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6628Q) (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)
- 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 G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910709026719A

## Narrative

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

BLINDED BY RISING SUN. LANDED ADJACENT TO AG STRIP RUNWAY IN A PLOWED WET FIELD AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX91LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA299), Jul 9, 1991: Grumman G-164B (N6628Q), Crows Landing, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT LANDING HIS AIRPLANE ERRONEOUSLY ON THE WRONG LANDING SURFACE. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: SUNGLARE AND ITS INTERFERENCE WITH THE PILOT'S VISION AND THE SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N6628Q (4)

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

- [Accident 20110815017039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110815017039A), Aug 15, 2011: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6628Q), Oakesdale, WA, Substantial damage. The pilot attempted a landing with a left quartering tailwind when a gust of wind lifted the aircraft tail causing the pilot to lose control. The propeller…
- [Accident 20090504006449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090504006449A), May 4, 2009: Scwzer G164B (N6628Q), Colfax, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft collided with the terrain following takeoff from runway 7 at Colfax, was airport (S94). The owner was operating the airplane under the…
- [Accident 19890718023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890718023079A), Jul 18, 1989: Scwzer G164B (N6628Q), Livingston, CA, Substantial damage. Main wheel hit wet surface. Flipped
- [Accident 19821026064479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821026064479A), Oct 26, 1982: Scwzer G164B (N6628Q), Coolidge, AZ, Substantial damage. Ag aircraft stalled and crashed after hitting a dust devil on a downwind turn around.

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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