# Accident 19930505012359A: Scwzer G164A, Briggs, CA, May 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1993, 07:02 local time
- Place: Briggs, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHWG
- Location: 39.4198° N, 121.6692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4198&lon=-121.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5249, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5249) (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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,850 total, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505012359A

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE TO SPRAY FIELD AT 50 FEET AGL. LOST POWER. HIT LEVEE. FLIPPED OVER. CRACKED CYLINDER. HEART MEDICINE USED.

## 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 LAX93LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA200), May 5, 1993: Grumman 164A (N5249), Biggs, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE CYLINDER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF ALTITUDE FOR THE PILOT TO MAKE A SUCCESSFULL FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N5249 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780328011499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780328011499I), Mar 28, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N5249), Moscow, ID. Zg. Pilot struck power lines, was able to return to home base.

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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