# Accident 19850314007709A: Scwzer G164A, Ritzville, WA, March 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ritzville, WA
- Airport: Lund
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.0696° N, 118.4696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0696&lon=-118.4696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8495, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8495-1994-04-25) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 283 total, 10 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850314007709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND VEERED TO RIGHT OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT FINALLY NOSED OVER.

## 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 SEA85LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA074), Mar 14, 1985: Grumman 164A (N8495), Ritzville, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8495 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880817033979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817033979A), Aug 17, 1988: Scwzer G164A (N8495), Plover, WI, Substantial damage. Caught in turbulence on a turn around from a spray run. Hit tree tops and crashed into a metal farm machinery shed.

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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