# Incident 19970310007309I: Scwzer G164B, Esparto, CA, March 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1997, 08:00 local time
- Place: Esparto, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHXG
- Location: 38.6934° N, 122.0240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Esparto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6934&lon=-122.0240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8494K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8494K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970310007309I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE CROP DUSTING A FARM FIELD 5 MILES SOUTH OF ESPARTO, CA AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN SAME FIELD, ON INSPECTION OF ENGINE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MASTER ROD HAD FAILED. NO NEMAC NO PILOT DEVIATIONS.

## Other reports on N8494K (3)

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

- [Accident 20171024020289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171024020289A), Oct 24, 2017: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N8494K), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. A Schweizer ag aircraft G-164B N8494K took off from haley flying service's private airport in Tracy, CA. For a training mission, pilot performed landings/take…
- [Accident 20100223028539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100223028539A), Feb 23, 2010: Schweizer A G-164B (N8494K), Byron, CA, Substantial damage. Operator was conducting operations under the provisions of 14 CFR part 137. Pilot had just finished up applying a load of urea and was heading back to the…
- [Accident 19860723035599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860723035599A), Jul 23, 1986: Scwzer G164B (N8494K), Harrisburg, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft would not climb after liftoff. Landed in a flooded rice field and 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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