# Accident 19900621023889A: Scwzer G164A, Tekoa, WA, June 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Tekoa, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RTHG
- Location: 47.2404° N, 117.1096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2404&lon=-117.1096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29SK-2017-08-23) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,526 total, 2,305 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900621023889A

## Narrative

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

LANDING WING LOW FOR CROSSWIND. SPRAY BOOM AND WING CAUGHT IN TALL GRASS ON EDGE OF STRIP. LEFT RUNWAY,HIT A DITCH.

## 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 SEA90LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA103), Jun 21, 1990: Grumman G-164A (N29SK), Tekoa, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRPLANE AND TALL GRASS ADJACENT TO THE GRAVEL STRIP.

## Other reports on N29SK (2)

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

- [Accident 20030529011649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030529011649A), May 29, 2003: Scwzer G164A (N29SK), Seneca, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported that he lost control of the aircraft after applying brakes during landing. He stated that after applying the brakes, the aircraft turned…
- [Accident 19760409013939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760409013939A), Apr 9, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N29SK), Nezperce, ID, Substantial damage. Nr 7 exhaust valve pushrod broke

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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