# Accident 19940314015349A: Scwzer G164A, Sublette, KS, March 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1994, 18:30 local time
- Place: Sublette, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MXBG
- Location: 37.4702° N, 100.8397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4702&lon=-100.8397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9686, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9686-2013-05-23) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 250 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940314015349A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN DURING SPRAY RUN. REPORTED DID NOT SEE RISING TERRAIN DUE TO SETTING SUN IN HIS EYES.

## 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 CHI94LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA106), Mar 15, 1994: Grumman G-164A (N9686), Sublette, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the commercial pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Related factors are sun glare and rising terrain.

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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