# Incident 19850706038039I: Scwzer G164A, Cass City, MI, July 6, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Cass City, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.6003° N, 83.1765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cass City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6003&lon=-83.1765&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8980H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8980H) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706038039I

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLLOUT AIRCRAFT WHEELS SANK INTO WET SOFT TURF AND OVERTURNED. PRIVATE FARM STRIP.

## Other reports on N8980H (1)

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

- [Accident 19880803031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803031869A), Aug 3, 1988: Scwzer G164A (N8980H), Chenoa, IL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Nosed over landing across rows of soybeans. Magneto timing set incorrectly.

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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