# Accident 19960808021619A: Scwzer G164A, Caruthers, CA, August 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1996, 07:50 local time
- Place: Caruthers, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PXAG
- Location: 36.5208° N, 119.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5208&lon=-119.8694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8598H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8598H-2024-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960808021619A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON POSITIONING FLIGHT. LANDED ON ROAD. NR3 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM CYLINDER BARREL.

## 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 LAX96LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA299), Aug 8, 1996: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N8598H), Caruthers, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the failure of a cylinder. The road's soft surface was a factor.

## Other reports on N8598H (4)

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

- [Accident 20150621011339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150621011339A), Jun 21, 2015: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N8598H), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine seized on takeoff. Made emergency landing in plowed field. Aircraft flipped over and came to rest on canopy
- [Accident 19810723043859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723043859A), Jul 23, 1981: Grumav G164A (N8598H), Caruthers, CA, Destroyed. Struck powerline on pullup from spray run. Crashed inverted in adjacent field.
- [Accident 19780811021709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811021709A), Aug 11, 1978: Gulstm G164 (N8598H), CA, Substantial damage. No remarks
- [Accident 19760922028439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760922028439A), Sep 22, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N8598H), Easton, CA, Substantial damage. Hit guy wire flying under pwr lines.

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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