# Accident 19940811027199A: Scwzer G164A, Laton, CA, August 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1994, 09:54 local time
- Place: Laton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TOCG
- Location: 36.4296° N, 119.6892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4296&lon=-119.6892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N699Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N699Y-2011-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (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 G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940811027199A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. COLLIDED WITH OBSTRUCTIONS ON FORCED LANDING. NR7 CYLINDER SPLIT. 100 HOURS SINCE LAST INSPECTION.

## 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 LAX94LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA313), Aug 11, 1994: Schweizer G-164-A (N699Y), Laton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the No.7 cylinder for an unspecified reason.

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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