# Accident 19990507004949A: Scwzer G164A, Maxwell, CA, May 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Maxwell, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.3091° N, 122.1708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3091&lon=-122.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8875H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8875H) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990507004949A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT DEPARTED DUSTER STRIP IN APPROXIMATELY HIS EIGHT FLIGHT OF THE DAY, AFTER DEPARTURE TO THE NORTH WITH A FULL HOPPER OF SEED, HE MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SETTLE BACK TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST SINK RATE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX99LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA180), May 7, 1999: Grumman G-164A (N8875H), Maxwell, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to attain and maintain the proper reference climb airspeed during the rotation and initial climb, which resulted in a stall/mush condition.

## Other reports on N8875H (1)

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

- [Accident 20150513006699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150513006699A), May 13, 2015: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N8875H), Maxwell, CA, Substantial damage. On 5/13/2015, aircraft N8875H a G-164A Grumman-schweizer (agcat) was conducting agricultural insecticide spraying operations in a field near Maxwell, CA.…

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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