# Accident 19880531017359A: Scwzer G164A, Hickory Ridge, AR, May 31, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Hickory Ridge, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KRMG
- Location: 35.4005° N, 90.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4005&lon=-90.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9653, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9653-1989-01-04) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,978 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880531017359A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP SINK RATE ON AN AG TURN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO TREES. GUSTY SURFACE WIND AND DUST DEVILS IN AERA.

## 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 MKC88LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA104), May 31, 1988: Grumman G-164A (N9653), Hickory Ridge, AR, 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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