# Accident 20030722021879A: Scwzer G164, Hamilton City, CA, July 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2003, 07:30 local time
- Place: Hamilton City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NIHG
- Location: 39.6833° N, 122.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6833&lon=-122.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N477Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477Y-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (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 G164
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,960 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030722021879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 22, 2003, ABOUT 0730 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164, N477Y, EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE BEING MANEUVERED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF HAMILTON CITY, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED INTO A RICE FIELD AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137, AND IT ORIGINATED ABOUT 0730. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF THE GRUMMAN INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, HE STALLED THE AIRPLANE AT A LOW ALTITUDE DURING A TURN OVER THE FIELD.

## 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 LAX03LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA239), Jul 22, 2003: Grumman G-164 (N477Y), Hamilton City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avert stalling during a low altitude turn.

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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