# Incident 19990826024689I: Scwzer G164B, CA, August 26, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1999, 06:00 local time
- Place: CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DX0G
- Aircraft: N6809K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6809K-2017-04-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990826024689I

## Narrative

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

WHILE LOADING AIRCRAFT WITH SULPHUR, IT IGNITED AND CAUSED FIRE DAMAGE TO LOWER WING SKIN (FABRIC), LOWER LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, BOTTOM OF RUDDER LEFT SIDE.

## Other reports on N6809K (2)

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

- [Accident 19920809029909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809029909A), Aug 9, 1992: Scwzer G164B (N6809K), Tolleson, AZ, Substantial damage. Struck a washed out ravine on takeoff. Bounced,pitched up and stalled. On sucessive bounces tail hit dirt embankment
- [Accident 19790830022929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830022929A), Aug 30, 1979: Gulstm G164 (N6809K), Monterey, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failed during crop spraying. Found a piece of metal in intake pipe.

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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