# Accident 20170408014409A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, China, TX, April 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2017, 07:45 local time
- Place: China, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZTCG
- Location: 30.0364° N, 94.4142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0364&lon=-94.4142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N971QC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971QC-2020-10-31) (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: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A
- Reported engine: P&W PT6-27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170408014409A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT BETWEEN FIELDS, HE STARTED TO SMELL WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS BURNT WIRE INSULATION. SHORTLY AFTER THAT HE REPORTED SEEING SMOKE AND NOTICED A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION.  THE PILOT THEN NOTICED MORE SMOKE AND FLAMES OUT THE SIDE OF THE PLANE.  THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND GOT OUT OF THE PLANE.  THE PLANE WAS THEN DESTROYED BY THE FIRE.

## 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 CEN17LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA151), Apr 8, 2017: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164A (N971QC), Nome, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: An in-flight fire for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.

## Other reports on N971QC (1)

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

- [Incident 20000626033699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000626033699I), Jun 26, 2000: Scwzer G164A (N971QC), Carlisle, AR, Minor damage. (-23)While trimming a field near carisle, Arkansas, aircraft struck electrical wires. Minor damage to aircrft wing struts.

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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