# Accident 20130509007089A: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B, Biggs, CA, May 9, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2013, 16:28 local time
- Place: Biggs, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHWG
- Location: 39.4228° N, 121.7636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4228&lon=-121.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8214S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8214S) (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: SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130509007089A

## Narrative

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

AG CAT G-164-B ON ROLL OUT ON A PRIVATE (PREPARED SURFACE) AIRSTRIP AT THE WILLIAMS AGRICULTURE HEADQUARTERS LOCATED 1614 AFTON ROAD BIGGS, CA. WHILE TAXING TO THE RELOAD AREA, THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK A MALE WORKER OPERATING A BACK PACK TYPE SWEEPER BLOWER WHICH RESULTED IN A FATAL INJURY. NO INJURY TO THE SOLE PILOT OCCUPANT.

## 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 WPR13LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA223), May 9, 2013: Schweizer G-164B (N8214S), Biggs, CA, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to adequately monitor the runway environment during taxi, which resulted in an on-ground collision.

## Other reports on N8214S (1)

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

- [Accident 19940512010679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940512010679A), May 12, 1994: Scwzer G164B (N8214S), Yuba City, CA, Substantial damage. Stalled on climbout from Private strip. Settled to impact. Was 800 lbs over gross weight.

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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