# Accident 19930716024369A: Scwzer G164B, Wyndmere, ND, July 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1993, 11:00 local time
- Place: Wyndmere, ND
- Airport: Thompson Private Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LPPG
- Location: 46.2600° N, 97.1297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2600&lon=-97.1297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2008, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2008-2026-09-21) (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: Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-3 (registry code 51660, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 380 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930716024369A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON WET MUDDY RUNWAY. WHEELS MIRED IN MUD. NOSED OVER. HAD OPTION LAND ON ASPHALT BUT WAS SAVING TIRES.

## 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 CHI93LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA263), Jul 16, 1993: Grumman G164B (N2008), Wyndmere, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain. Factors in the accident are the wet and soft turf 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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