# Accident 20080713852309A: Scwzer G164B, Alturas, CA, July 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Alturas, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.3300° N, 120.5447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3300&lon=-120.5447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3633B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,356 total, 1,596 in this make and model, 336 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080713852309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING DRY FERTILIZER AERIAL APPLICATION, APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES SOUTH OF ALTURAS, CA, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF THE MAIN FUEL FILTER WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE MICROBIAL MATTER.

## 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 LAX08CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA228), Jul 13, 2008: Schweizer G-164B (N3633B), Alturas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from a fuel system contamination and a clogged fuel filter. Contributing to the accident was the rough terrain.

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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