# Accident 19880507013169A: Scwzer G164A, Vona, CO, May 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Vona, CO
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: THYG
- Location: 39.3006° N, 102.2710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3006&lon=-102.2710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8518H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8518H-2005-03-08) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,036 total, 317 in this make and model, 317 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88DTE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880507013169A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF. LOST LIFT DUE TO ENCOUNTER WITH WIND SHEAR. FLIPPED OVER IN SOFT DIRT.

## 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 DEN88DTE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88DTE04), May 7, 1988: Grumman G-164A (N8518H), Vona, CO, substantial damage

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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