# Accident 19930526015259A: Scwzer G164B, Madera, CA, May 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1993, 08:30 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MEYG
- Location: 37.0391° N, 120.0302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0391&lon=-120.0302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48632, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48632-2015-05-20) (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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930526015259A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF VEERED TO LEFT AND STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE. QUARTERING TAIL WIND ON 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 LAX93LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA226), May 26, 1993: Grumman G-164B (N48632), Madera, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND.

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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