# Accident 19970311002749A: Scwzer G164B, Winters, CA, March 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Winters, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHXG
- Location: 38.5599° N, 121.9909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5599&lon=-121.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36265, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36265) (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: 35,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970311002749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE. LANDED IN A FIELD AND NOSED OVER. NUMBER ONE ENGINE CYLINDER SUSTAINED CASOSTROPIC FAILURE.

## 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 LAX97LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA121), Mar 11, 1997: Grumman G-164B (N36265), Winters, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the engine cylinder head assembly due to operational fatigue.

## Other reports on N36265 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940223002829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940223002829A), Feb 23, 1994: Scwzer G164B (N36265), Clarksburg, CA, Substantial damage. Total engine failure. Nosed over landing . Cylinders and connecting rods broken. Evidence detonation. Lean mixture.

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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