# Accident 19900809031829A: Scwzer G164B, Columbus, NE, August 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RFFG
- Location: 41.4308° N, 97.3509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4308&lon=-97.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6745K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6745K) (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: Continental R-975 series (registry code 17037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r-975-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,088 total, 5,668 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809031829A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON IRRIGATION FLOODED RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. REPORTED TALL GRASS HID WATER UNTIL LANDING COMMITTED.

## 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 CHI90LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA219), Aug 9, 1990: Grumman G-164B (N6745K), Columbus, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: STANDING WATER ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.

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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