# Accident 19910717027959A: Scwzer G164B, Pullman, WA, July 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Pullman, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WXMG
- Location: 46.7191° N, 117.1809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7191&lon=-117.1809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6657Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6657Q-1997-01-09) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910717027959A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT SPRAY BOOM ON TALL WHEAT ON EDGE OF STRIP ON TAKEOFF. VEERED INTO WHEAT.

## 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 SEA91LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA178), Jul 18, 1991: Grumman G-164-B (N6657Q), Pullman, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH VEGETATION GROWING CLOSE TO 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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