# Accident 19910910038959A: Scwzer G164B, Gideon, MO, September 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1991, 08:00 local time
- Place: Gideon, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RHKG
- Location: 36.4495° N, 89.9106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4495&lon=-89.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8357K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8357K-1997-11-06) (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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910910038959A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF VEERED OFF STRIP INTO DITCH AND BURNED. EVIDENCE LEFT BRAKE WAS DRAGGING.

## 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 CHI91DCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCA03), Sep 10, 1991: Schweizer G164B (N8357K), Gideon, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: A BINDING LANDING GEAR BRAKE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S SUBSEQUENT INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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