# Accident 19980427007839A: Scwzer G164D, Robbins, CA, April 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1998, 07:15 local time
- Place: Robbins, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WXTG
- Location: 38.8669° N, 121.7071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robbins, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8669&lon=-121.7071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31785, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31785-2000-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164D (registry code 8059059, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36,700 total, 18,100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980427007839A

## Narrative

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

DURING A LOW ALTITUDE AERIAL APPLICATION RUN, THE AIRCRAFT RUDDER POST BROKE RESULTING IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF FLIGHT CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE THEN DRUG A WING TIP AND CARTWHEELED INTO THE GROUND. (-23) FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT STARTED TO MAKE FIRST PASS DOWN FIELD TO APPLY CHEMICALS. HE LOST CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND, AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED NOSE LOW AND SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED, PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 LAX98LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA144), Apr 27, 1998: Schweizer G164D (N31785), Robbins, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: Aircraft rudder post failure due to extensive rusting which resulted in a partial loss of aircraft control.

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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