# Accident 19910728030349A: Scwzer G164A, Genesee, ID, July 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1991, 04:50 local time
- Place: Genesee, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WRSG
- Location: 46.5608° N, 116.8803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5608&lon=-116.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48599, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48599-2012-12-18) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728030349A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A STAND OF WHEAT WHILE LANDING ON PRIVATE STRIP. ROTATED 90 DEGREES AND IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 SEA91LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA195), Jul 28, 1991: Grumman G-164A (N48599), Genesee, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE STRIP. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GLARE OF A BRIGHT HORIZON AT DAWN.

## Other reports on N48599 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780313003959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313003959A), Mar 13, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N48599), Park City, UT, Substantial damage. Right main wheel did not rotate after touchdown due to packed iceering one half of wheel.

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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