# Accident 20050430010169A: Scwzer G164A, Yuba City, CA, April 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2005, 09:35 local time
- Place: Yuba City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V25G
- Location: 39.0500° N, 121.7333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0500&lon=-121.7333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5304, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5304-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (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 G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,300 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050430010169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FOLLOWING TAKE-OFF (AT 60 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL) A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A MAJOR LOSS OF ENGINE POWER THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A DRY RICE FIELD. ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED A FRACTURE BETWEEN THE TWO SPARK PLUG HOLES OF THE NUMBER SEVEN ENGINE CYLINDER. TOTAL ENGINE AND CYLINDER TIME SINCE OVERHAUL WAS 1373 HOURS. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR 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 LAX05LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA152), Apr 30, 2005: Grumman G-164A (N5304), Yuba City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of engine power due to multiple cracks in the number 7 cylinder. The reasons for the cracks were not determined

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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