# Accident 20040217003739A: Scwzer G164B, Tracy, CA, February 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2004, 14:33 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MBNG
- 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: N6977K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6977K-2018-01-23) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040217003739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS RETURNING AIRCRAFT TO TRINKLE AG FLYING, INC.'S NORTH LANDING STRIP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN ALFALFA FIELD, HIT THE TOP OF A DITCH BANK WITH THE LANDING GEAR, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER THEN REST IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. CLOSED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6977K (2)

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

- [Accident 19891118046369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891118046369A), Nov 18, 1989: Scwzer G164B (N6977K), Knights Landing, CA, Substantial damage. Right main gear broke off on Landing roll. Two attach bolts AN992A had sheared.
- [Accident 19810605040779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605040779A), Jun 5, 1981: Scwzer G164B (N6977K), Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Landing gear struck rice levee on spray run. Impact tore engine loose. Airplane flipped over while landing.

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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