# Accident 19840603024299A: Scwzer G164B, Ellinwood, KS, June 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1984, 09:55 local time
- Place: Ellinwood, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.3494° N, 98.5793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3494&lon=-98.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6618Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6618Q-2006-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,155 total, 800 in this make and model, 332 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840603024299A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT A IRRIGATION SYSTEM WHILE SPRAYING. IMPACT SEVERED THE LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON LANDING.

## 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 MKC84LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA158), Jun 3, 1984: Schweizer G164B (N6618Q), Ellinwood, KS, substantial damage

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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