# Accident 20040607017069A: Scwzer G164B, Rigvall, CA, June 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2004
- Place: Rigvall, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4975° N, 121.7714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4975&lon=-121.7714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3626T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3626T-2018-05-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,700 total, 380 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040607017069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED REMOTE LANDING STRIP WITH A LOAD OF MATERIAL TO PERFORM AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. DURING A GRADUAL CLIMBING TURN, THE ENGINE APPEARED TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A RICE FIELD IN THE PROCESS SUBSTANTILLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE CAUSE FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IS UNKNOWN, ENGINE TEARDOWN WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE OPERATOR.

## 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 LAX04LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA267), Jun 7, 2004: Schweizer G-164B (N3626T), Richvale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power during takeoff due to the engine's deteriorated fuel control unit's inner drive shaft bearing. The reason for the bearing's deteriorated condition could not be determined.

## Other reports on N3626T (3)

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

- [Accident 20090212001289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090212001289A), Feb 12, 2009: Scwzer G164B (N3626T), Buttonwillow, CA, Substantial damage. During aerial application, the pilot noticed an excessive exhaust stack vibration followed by smoke. At this time, the engine quit operating and the pilot…
- [Accident 20000921008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000921008299A), Sep 21, 2000: Scwzer G164B (N3626T), Corcoran, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was conducting aerial application using a canal bank as a runway. While refuelling, some jet a spilled on the fuselage in front of the…
- [Accident 19960313046959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960313046959A), Mar 13, 1996: Scwzer G164B (N3626T), Rocksprings, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-16) On March 13, 1996, at approximately 1100 hours mountain standard time (MST) a Schweizer G-164B, flown by dan l. owing, a commercial certificated pilot,…

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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