# Accident 19950201001009A: Scwzer G164B, Pixley, CA, February 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1995, 15:45 local time
- Place: Pixley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPPG
- Location: 35.9501° N, 119.3103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9501&lon=-119.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N705Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N705Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (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: 11,812 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950201001009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON PROCEDURE TURN. LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD. NOSED OVER. NR3 CYLINDER CRACKED. SPLIT BETWEEN IGNITER HOLES.

## 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 LAX95LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA091), Feb 1, 1995: Grumman G-164B (N705Y), Pixley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the total failure of the number three cylinder. The wet and soft terrain were factors in this accident.

## Other reports on N705Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20230808012329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230808012329I), Aug 8, 2023: Grumman G-164 (N705Y), Applegate, MI, Minor damage. While conducting crop spraying operations the pilot lost situational awareness during a turn around and came in on the wrong side of a tree line/hegde row than…

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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