# Accident 20020706022359A: Scwzer G164B, July 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2002, 09:30 local time
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.7419° N, 121.5381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7419&lon=-121.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3631B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3631B-2004-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020706022359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A DIRT AGRICULTURAL AIRSTRIP NORTH OF ELVERTA RD. AND HIGHWAY 99. THE PILOT STARTED A LEFT TURN WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD "BANG" FROM THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND TRIED TO LAND ON A DIRT ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE ROAD AND FLIPPED THE PLANE UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE PROPELLER BLADE WAS MISSING APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES FROM THE TIP. THE BLADE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO WASHINGTON D.C. METALLURGICAL LAB FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 LAX02LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA216), Jul 6, 2002: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N3631B), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Propeller blade failure due to fatigue. A contributing factor was the rising embankment.

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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