# Incident 19880604031679I: Scwzer G164B, Polo, SD, June 4, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1988, 08:15 local time
- Place: Polo, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MPZG
- Location: 44.7794° N, 99.1096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polo, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7794&lon=-99.1096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6616Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6616Q-2017-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (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 G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880604031679I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SMOKING AND LOSING POWER. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. FLIPPED OVER. HAD A MASTER ROD FAILURE OR BLOWN SEAL.

## Other reports on N6616Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19770715025499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770715025499A), Jul 15, 1977: Gulstm G164A (N6616Q), Carnegie, OK, 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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