# Accident 20000703010509A: Scwzer G164B, King City, CA, July 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2000, 09:45 local time
- Place: King City, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.1993° N, 120.9395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1993&lon=-120.9395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48456, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48456-2014-10-14) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000703010509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 3, 2000 MR. ROBERT CONTRELL, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF GRUMMAN G-164B AG CAT N48456, CONDUCTING A SULPHER DUSTING OPERATION UNDER 14 CFR PART 137, FIVE MILES SOUTH OF KING CITY, CALIFORINA. DURING THE THIRD PASS OF THE FIELD HE WAS DUSTING, THE ENGINE OF N48456 LOST POWER.  MR. CANTRELL EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A NEARBY PERIMETER ROAD.  DURING THE LANDING, AS THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETTLING, THE RIGHT WING BEGAN DIGGING INTO A THREE TO FOUR FOOT SAND BERM ON THE SHOULDER OF THE NARROW ROAD.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND INTO THE EMBANKMENT.  FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON IMPACT, IGINITING THE SULPHUR AND FUEL, TOTALLY DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.  MR. CANTRELL A COMMERICAL CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE TAKEOFF WAS FROM AN UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP FOLLOWING RELOADING AND REFUELING OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX00LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA246), Jul 3, 2000: Grumman G-164B (N48456), King City, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N48456 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980207002949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980207002949I), Feb 7, 1998: Scwzer G164B (N48456), Salinas, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: N48456, Grumman model G164B, after landing Salinas, CA. Airport runway 13, the aircraft exited at taxiway d, and encountered a 40 knot gust of wind.…

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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