# Accident 20230806013489A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, Davis, CA, August 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2023, 09:27 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHXG
- Location: 38.5170° N, 121.6706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5170&lon=-121.6706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5450, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5450) (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 R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,538 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230806013489A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 6TH, 2023, THE PILOT WS DUSTING FIELD WHEN HE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE MAKING A PASS AT APPROXIMATELY 50' AGL. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND NEAR THE EAST END OF THE FIELD, NOSED OVER AND CAUGHT FIRE. NTSB WILL BE CONDUCTING THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN THIS WINTER, I WILL UPDATE WHEN MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR23LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA305), Aug 6, 2023: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N5450), Davis, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An inflight loss of control during a low altitude operation for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N5450 (2)

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

- [Accident 19950304003109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950304003109A), Mar 4, 1995: Scwzer G164A (N5450), Robbins, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power en route to spray area. Landed soft soil. Nosed over. Hole in engine case near NR5 cylinder. Rod failure
- [Incident 19920708039849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920708039849I), Jul 8, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N5450), Yuba City, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft being loaded with kolo dust. Kolo dust is flammable. Dust caught fire from static electricity.

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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