# Accident 19880817033979A: Scwzer G164A, Plover, WI, August 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1988, 09:00 local time
- Place: Plover, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: AZTG
- Location: 44.4603° N, 89.5403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4603&lon=-89.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8495, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8495-1994-04-25) (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: 3,100 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEP11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEP11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817033979A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT IN TURBULENCE ON A TURN AROUND FROM A SPRAY RUN. HIT TREE TOPS AND CRASHED INTO A METAL FARM MACHINERY SHED.

## 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 CHI88DEP11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEP11), Aug 17, 1988: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N8495), Plover, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8495 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850314007709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850314007709A), Mar 14, 1985: Scwzer G164A (N8495), Ritzville, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control on landing and veered to right of runway. Aircraft finally nosed over.

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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