# Accident 19940508010319A: Scwzer G164B, Gridley, CA, May 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1994, 11:35 local time
- Place: Gridley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHWG
- Location: 39.3492° N, 121.7597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3492&lon=-121.7597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3629E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3629E-2023-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508010319A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER SPRAYING. COLLIDED WITH CANAL DITCH LANDING. NR8 CYLINDER HAD CRACKED FROM ONE SPARK PLUG HOLE TO OTHER.

## 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 LAX94LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA213), May 8, 1994: Schweizer G-164B (N3629E), Gridley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to a cracked engine cylinder head.

## Other reports on N3629E (3)

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

- [Accident 20180327007319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180327007319A), Mar 27, 2018: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N3629E), Stockton, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On March 27, 2018 at approximately 1405 PDT N3629E was substantially damaged after colliding with high transmission power lines an subsequent impact with…
- [Accident 20030516010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030516010879A), May 16, 2003: Scwzer G164B (N3629E), Basin, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot had been flying this aircraft since 6:10 am never shutting the engine off for loading. On this run at 12:45, he had begun to spray a new field…
- [Accident 20000726008449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000726008449A), Jul 26, 2000: Scwzer G164B (N3629E), Tracy, CA, No damage. (-23) Investigation on-site. Contacted [privacy data omitted], the manager of haley flying service. The aircraft was located in a tomato filed approximately…

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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