# Accident 19940119000649A: Scwzer G164A, Davis, CA, January 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1994, 16:45 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SUJG
- Location: 39.2705° N, 122.0503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2705&lon=-122.0503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8649H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8649H-2008-05-01) (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 R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,350 total, 8,725 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940119000649A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A DIRT BANK DURING A SPRAY RUN.

## 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 LAX94LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA099), Jan 20, 1994: Grumman G-164A (N8649H), Davis, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: was that the pilot misjudged the airplane's altitude during the swath run.

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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