# Accident 19850829041829A: Scwzer G164B, Constantine, MI, August 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1985, 17:50 local time
- Place: Constantine, MI
- Airport: Sprunger
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.8300° N, 85.6601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8300&lon=-85.6601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8444K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8444K) (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: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,850 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850829041829A

## Narrative

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

AFTER SEEDING PASS ENGINE BACKFIRED AND LOST POWER.  NOSED OVER IN SOFT FIELD.  SUPERCHARGER HAD FAILED.

## 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 CHI85LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA360), Aug 29, 1985: Schweizer G164A "450" (N8444K), Constantine, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8444K (1)

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

- [Accident 20020806021559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020806021559A), Aug 6, 2002: Scwzer G164B (N8444K), Sturgis, MI, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 8, 2002, at 2037 eastern daylight time, a Schweizer G-164B, N8444K, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when it nosed…

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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