# Accident 19961015032399A: Scwzer G164B, Palo Alto, CA, October 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1996
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6642K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6642K-2018-03-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961015032399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DURING FINAL APPROACH AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A SLEW OFF MAIN LEVEE OF BAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6642K (3)

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

- [Accident 19951213044729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951213044729A), Dec 13, 1995: Scwzer G164B (N6642K), Pawnee, OK, Substantial damage. Right main gear hit a berm during spray run. Tore off gear. Nosed over landing in open field.
- [Incident 19931122044199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931122044199I), Nov 22, 1993: Scwzer G164B (N6642K), Carlisle, AR, Minor damage. Right spring steel main landing gear strut broke while taxiing for takeoff. Wing tip struck taxiway.
- [Accident 19830604022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604022439A), Jun 4, 1983: Scwzer G164B (N6642K), Kinder, LA, Substantial damage. Drifted off runway centerline after liftoff. Struck a tree and a levee. Nosed over.

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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