# Accident 19860611025269A: Scwzer G164, Wessington, SD, June 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1986, 19:35 local time
- Place: Wessington, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.4501° N, 98.6892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4501&lon=-98.6892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N751Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N751Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,846 total, 692 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860611025269A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED A STRONG DOWNDRAFT WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A SPRAY RUN. IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 DEN86LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA162), Jun 12, 1986: Grumman G-164 (N751Y), Wessington, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N751Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19840725034959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840725034959A), Jul 25, 1984: Scwzer G164 (N751Y), Wessington, SD, Substantial damage. Forced into contact with tall corn during a spray run by sudden turbulence from a squall line roll cloud passage.

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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