# Accident 20060330006619A: Scwzer G164A, Dixon, CA, March 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2006, 08:00 local time
- Place: Dixon, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DX0G
- Location: 38.4558° N, 121.8378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4558&lon=-121.8378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5397, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5397-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060330006619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT FELT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLING TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY UNDER SOME WIRES BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO FLY ABOVE THEM. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN A DOWNDRAFT WHICH WAS VERIFIED BY ANOTHER PILOT WHO TOOK OFF A FEW MINUTES PRIORT.

## 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 ANC06CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA039), Mar 30, 2006: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N5397), Dixon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain altitude/clearance during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate…

## Other reports on N5397 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810714040869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810714040869A), Jul 14, 1981: Grumav G164A (N5397), Park Valley, UT, Substantial damage. Ag aircraft crashed during spraying operation in mountainous terrain. Pilot claims unable to hold altitude.

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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