# Accident 19920701023099A: Scwzer G164A, Tulare, CA, July 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1992, 10:10 local time
- Place: Tulare, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUFG
- Location: 36.1810° N, 119.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1810&lon=-119.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8636H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8636H-1992-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,796 total, 7,249 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920701023099A

## Narrative

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

FIRE IN HOPPER. STRUCK POWERLINE ON FORCED LANDING. SPRAY CHEMICAL USED WAS VOLATILE WITH RESIDUE PRIOR CHEMICAL.

## 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 LAX92LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA274), Jul 1, 1992: Grumman G-164A (N8636H), Tulare, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT HOPPER COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF THE CHEMICAL LOADS, AND, THE FAILURE OF THE OPERATOR FOLLOW THE CAUTIONARY DIRECTIVES OF THE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURER.

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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