# Accident 20000711008599A: Scwzer G164A, Gridley, CA, July 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2000, 10:40 local time
- Place: Gridley, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.3492° N, 121.7607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3492&lon=-121.7607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N897X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N897X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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 LAX00LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000711008599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AG A/C LOST POWER WHILE WORKING A FIELD, PILOT TRYED TO LAND AT DUSTER STRIP SOUTH OF HIS POSITION BUT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, HE THEN TRIED TO LAND ON DIRT ROAD BUT COULD NOT REACH IT. THE A/C HIT IN A RICE FIELD NEXT TO THE ROAD, A/C WENT OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX00LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA261), Jul 11, 2000: Grumman G-164A (N897X), Gridley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the failure of an exhaust valve during an aerial application flight.

## Other reports on N897X (1)

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

- [Accident 19760503013399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503013399A), May 3, 1976: Grumav G164A (N897X), Marysville, CA, Substantial damage

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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