# Accident 19900604018449A: Scwzer G164C, Sandusky, MI, June 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1990, 18:46 local time
- Place: Sandusky, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MRPG
- Location: 43.4209° N, 82.8301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4209&lon=-82.8301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8095K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8095K-1997-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164C (registry code 3979906, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164C
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182071
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 3,800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604018449A

## Narrative

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

MUSHED INTO TREES DURING A TURN AROUND FROM A SPRAY RUN. BLAMED A DOWNDRAFT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 CHI90DEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEC02), Jun 4, 1990: Schweizer G-164C (N8095K), Sandusky, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE SWATH RUN TURN.

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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