# Accident 20080505838299A: Scwzer G164, Butte City, CA, May 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Butte City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NHGG
- Location: 39.4833° N, 121.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4833&lon=-121.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N703Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703Y-2011-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 6 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080505838299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/08/2008 THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING N703Y, A G-164 SERIAL NUMBER 269. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT BETWEEN 1700 AND 1800 ON 05/05/2008, AFTER RECEIVING A (13 SACK LOAD" OF RICE, HE WAS TAKING OFF AT THE "ZZ STRIP" (APPROX 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF BUTTE CITY, CA). AT ABOUT 15 FT AGL HE HEARD A "POP" AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT SAID HE MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT AND SETUP TO LAND ON A PERIMETER ROAD. AFTER CLIPPING A FENCE POST, HE REGAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE ROAD WAS TOO NARROW AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIPPED OFF THE SIDE, COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THIS WAS UPGRADED FROM AN INCIDENT TO AN ACCIDENT BASED ON THE REPORT OF DAMAGE ON 05/12/2008. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT AND WILL BE AMENDED AS INFORMATION IS GATHERED.

## 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 LAX08LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA137), May 6, 2008: Grumman G-164 (N703Y), Butte City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to flight.

## Other reports on N703Y (3)

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

- [Accident 19820406008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820406008049A), Apr 6, 1982: Gulstm G164 (N703Y), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Tire blowout on takeoff. Veered off runway into mud. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19800420010369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420010369A), Apr 20, 1980: Scwzer G164 (N703Y), Butte City, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Pilot attempted emergency landing, but aircraft flipped over after touchdown.
- [Accident 19770528014069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770528014069A), May 28, 1977: Grumav G164 (N703Y), Gridley, CA, Substantial damage. No.8 cyl cracked

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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