# Accident 20170526007849A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164C, Maxwell, CA, May 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2017, 13:30 local time
- Place: Maxwell, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RJVG
- Location: 39.2861° N, 122.1850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2861&lon=-122.1850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6674K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6674K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C (registry code 3952803, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164c) (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-164C
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170526007849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISMANAGED FUEL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 GAA17CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA305), May 26, 2017: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164 (N6674K), Maxwell, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to visually check the fuel quantity during the preflight inspection and ensure that sufficient fuel was onboard for the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due…

## Other reports on N6674K (3)

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

- [Accident 20180429014909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180429014909A), Apr 29, 2018: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164C (N6674K), Maxwell, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported leaving home airport (12CL) on a post maintenance flight around the home airport. Maintenance had been done on the window/door latch, (it had…
- [Accident 19850701029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850701029019A), Jul 1, 1985: Scwzer G164C (N6674K), Platte, SD, Substantial damage. Gear struck center pivot of an irrigation structure during spray run. Upon landing, damaged gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19810814052899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814052899A), Aug 14, 1981: Grumav G164C (N6674K), Platte, SD, Substantial damage. Slow airspeed on spray run entry. Mushed into ground. Failed to dump load or use power recovery.

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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