# Accident 19940223002829A: Scwzer G164B, Clarksburg, CA, February 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1994, 15:10 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHXG
- Location: 38.3700° N, 121.5797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3700&lon=-121.5797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36265, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36265) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: 5,700 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940223002829A

## Narrative

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

TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. NOSED OVER LANDING . CYLINDERS AND CONNECTING RODS BROKEN. EVIDENCE DETONATION. LEAN MIXTURE.

## 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 LAX94LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA133), Feb 23, 1994: Schweizer G-164B (N36265), Clarksburg, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE NO. 1 CYLINDER DUE TO FATIGUE RESULTING FROM AN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED MIXTURE CAUSING DETONATION. THE SOFT, WET PLOWED FIELD WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N36265 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970311002749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970311002749A), Mar 11, 1997: Scwzer G164B (N36265), Winters, CA, Substantial damage. Engine failure. Landed in a field and nosed over. Number one engine cylinder sustained casostropic failure.

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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