# Accident 20250509017149A: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B, Butte City, CA, May 9, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2025, 08:30 local time
- Place: Butte City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHWG
- Location: 39.4729° N, 121.9906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4729&lon=-121.9906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7503L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7503L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,741 total, 647 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250509017149A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED AT APPROXIMATLEY 0830 HRS ON MAY 9, 2025, THAT WHILE LANDING FOR A RELOAD THE APPROACH SEEMED A LITTLE FAST, AND ON TOUCHDOWN ROLLOUT HE STARTED TO USE BETA (THRUST REVERSE) WITHOUT THE TAIL WHEEL BEING FULLY ON THE GROUND RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSING OVER AND LANDING ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT ALSO NOTED THAT HE DID NOT APPLY BRAKES DURING THE EVENT. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE SCENE, I FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN RELOCATED TO A HAY BARN NOT FAR FROM THE GRAVEL STRIP WHERE THE ACCIDENT HAD OCCURED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DISASSEMBLED WITH THE WINGS, VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND FUSELAGE PANELS REMOVED. EXAMINATION OF THE PARTS AND FUSELAGE, INDICATED THAT THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCAFT WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE PILOTS REPORT.

## 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 WPR25LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA158), May 9, 2025: Schweizer G-164B (N7503L), Butte City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s use of engine beta prior to ensuring the tailwheel was on the ground during landing roll.

## Other reports on N7503L (2)

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

- [Accident 20110709013169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110709013169A), Jul 9, 2011: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N7503L), Yuba City, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft uplifted a 2000 pound load of fertilizer for disbursement. After takeoff at approximately 30 feet altitude the pilot heard a load bang followed by…
- [Accident 19930317005569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930317005569A), Mar 17, 1993: Scwzer G164B (N7503L), Quincy, WA, Substantial damage. Lost power returning to airport. Nosed over landing in a field in snowdrift. NR7 cylinder had come loose.

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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