# Accident 19850730035399A: Scwzer G164A, Shelley, ID, July 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1985, 09:00 local time
- Place: Shelley, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.3403° N, 112.0703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3403&lon=-112.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5186, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5186-1991-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,632 total, 250 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850730035399A

## Narrative

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

WHILE RETURNING TO AIRPORT ENGINE QUIT. FLIPPED OVER IN WHEAT FIELD. SAFETY BROKE IN CARBURETOR AND SEAT BACKED OUT

## 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 SEA85LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA187), Jul 30, 1985: Grumman 164A (N5186), Shelley, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5186 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780821025769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821025769A), Aug 21, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N5186), Cairo, GA, Destroyed

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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