# Accident 19951016047129A: Scwzer G164B, Lost Hills, CA, October 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1995, 09:50 local time
- Place: Lost Hills, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQGG
- Location: 35.6106° N, 119.9006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6106&lon=-119.9006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8247K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8247K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-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 PT6A11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 11,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951016047129A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED ALTITUDE ON COURSE REVERSAL TO SPRAY NEXT ROW. WING CAUGHT IN COTTON. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 LAX96LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA012), Oct 16, 1995: Grumman G-164B (N8247K), Lost Hills, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the aircraft's altitude.

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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