# Accident 19880817033919A: Scwzer G164B, Schoolcraft, MI, August 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1988, 20:00 local time
- Place: Schoolcraft, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KYSG
- Location: 42.1106° N, 85.6310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1106&lon=-85.6310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48417, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48417-2013-10-29) (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: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,045 total, 64 in this make and model, 284 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817033919A

## Narrative

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

HOSE ON SPRAY BOOM SEPARATED ON A SPRAY RUN. ELECTED TO LAND ON NARROW ROAD. WING CAUGHT CORN STALKS. GROUND LOOPED

## 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 CHI88DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEM10), Aug 18, 1988: Grumman G-164B (N48417), Schoolcraft, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID AN OBSTACLE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING IMPACTED A CORN CROP AND THE AIRCRAFT…

## Other reports on N48417 (5)

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

- [Accident 20101001051719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101001051719A), Oct 1, 2010: Grumman Acf G-164B (N48417), Edison, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that on 10-01-2010, while landing to the south at his privately owned strip in Edison, GA., his right brake failed causing him to lose control…
- [Accident 20020906038779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020906038779A), Sep 6, 2002: Scwzer G164B (N48417), Martin, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) This part 137, accident occurred at 1045 EDT on September 6, 2002. On takeoff at 50 mph with a full load of fungicide mixture, the right aft hopper lid…
- [Incident 20000707027669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000707027669I), Jul 7, 2000: Scwzer G164B (N48417), Decatur, MI, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot was spraying a celery crop and had to fly under the wires to get the desired converage. He was just entering the area to cross under the wire…
- [Incident 19990407019289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990407019289I), Apr 7, 1999: Scwzer G164B (N48417), Nunica, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft made a normal landing on runway 26. After the tail wheel contacted the ground the pilot selected the "bata range" and the tail wheel started to rise…
- [Incident 19830817051849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830817051849I), Aug 17, 1983: Scwzer G164B (N48417), Stanley, NY, Minor damage. Engine was struck by a rifle shot while pilot was pulling up from a spray run. Believed to be actions of a farmer.

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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