# Accident 20000726008449A: Scwzer G164B, Tracy, CA, July 26, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 26, 2000, 09:00 local time - Place: Tracy, CA - Damage: No damage - Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3629E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3629E-2023-05-16) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA278) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000726008449A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) INVESTIGATION ON-SITE. CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA O^, THE MANAGER OF HALEY FLYING SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN A TOMATO FILED APPROXIMATELY ON-QUARTER MILE SHORT OF THE HALEY FLYING SERVICE AIRSTRIP WHICH IS LOCATED NORTH OF TRACY, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVERTED. NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING FROM AN APPLICATION OF SULFUR TO A FILED APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM THE AIRSTRIP. A MINOR AMOUNT OF SULFUR WAS SPILLED FROM THE HOPPER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. THERE WAS A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF FUEL RESIDUAL ON THE TOMATO PLANTS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO SMELL OF FUEL WHEN THE INSPECTOR ARRIVED ON SITE APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTIONOF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT TO INCLUDE THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING TIP, LEFT AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, AND THE PROPELLER. THE ENGINE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE UNDER POWER AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE SEVERAL "RUNS" EARLIER IN THE DAY. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE FUEL QUANTITY AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD APPROXIMATELY HALF TANKS WHICH EQUATED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 GALLONS OF FUEL. THIS WAS VERIFIED BY THE LOADER, ^PRIVACY DAT^, WHO STATED THAT HE ALWAYS OBSERVES THE FUEL QUANTITY DURING THE LOADING OPERATION AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LITTLE OVER HALF DURING THE LOADING OPERATION AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT AHD A LITTLE OVER HALF FULL TANKS WHEN HE LOADED THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE "RUN" PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WENT ON TO STAE THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING THREE TIMES BUT HE MANAGED TO GET IT RESTARTED TWICE BY PUMPING THE THROTTLE. THE FIRST TIEM THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET IN LEVEL FLIGHT. THE SECOND TIME IT FAILED WAS AT THE TOP OF A CLIMB BACK UP TO APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET. AFTER THE THIRD FAILURE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED INTO A TOMATO FIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON TOUCH DOWN THE MAIN GEAR SUNK INTO THE WET FIELD AND CAUSED THE TAIL TO PITCH UP CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET SHORT OF AN IRRIGATION DITCH. THERE WERE NO 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 LAX00LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA278), Jul 26, 2000: Schweizer G-164B (N3629E), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. ## Other reports on N3629E (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20180327007319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180327007319A), Mar 27, 2018: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N3629E), Stockton, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On March 27, 2018 at approximately 1405 PDT N3629E was substantially damaged after colliding with high transmission power lines an subsequent impact with… - [Accident 20030516010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030516010879A), May 16, 2003: Scwzer G164B (N3629E), Basin, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot had been flying this aircraft since 6:10 am never shutting the engine off for loading. On this run at 12:45, he had begun to spray a new field… - [Accident 19940508010319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508010319A), May 8, 1994: Scwzer G164B (N3629E), Gridley, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power spraying. Collided with canal ditch landing. NR8 cylinder had cracked from one spark plug hole to other. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.