# Accident 19920730028629A: Scwzer G164B, Visalia, CA, July 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1992, 12:30 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Sequoia Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MBVG
- Location: 36.4002° N, 119.3797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4002&lon=-119.3797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6892K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6892K) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920730028629A

## Narrative

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

AEROSOL SPRAY CAN SITTING ON REAR OF GLARE SHIELD SHORTED ON ELECTRIC TERMINALS. BURST INTO FLAME. ABORTED TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX92LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA325), Jul 30, 1992: Schweizer G-164B (N6892K), Visalia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER STOWAGE OF AN AEROSOL SPRAY CAN IN THE COCKPIT WHICH CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT AND AN ENSUING FIRE, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE…

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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