# Accident 19890418010489A: Scwzer G164, Kindred, ND, April 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Kindred, ND
- Airport: Hamry Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PJFG
- Location: 46.6506° N, 97.0205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6506&lon=-97.0205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N527Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527Y-1999-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,302 total, 576 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890418010489A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND 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 DEN89LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA110), Apr 19, 1989: Grumman G-164 (N527Y), Kindred, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N527Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19970306002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970306002479A), Mar 6, 1997: Scwzer G164 (N527Y), Newkirk, OK, Substantial damage. Lost power and engine vibration on spray run. Stalled clearing powerline. Flipped over. Supercharger had failed. (-23) at 9:54 am, kirk fitch flying G164,…
- [Accident 19840816041429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840816041429A), Aug 16, 1984: Scwzer G164 (N527Y), Fairmont, MD, Destroyed. Aircraft engine quit on a spray run and flipped over while landing in a swamp.

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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