# Accident 19940810025329A: Scwzer G164B, Vanceboro, NC, August 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1994, 07:30 local time
- Place: Vanceboro, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2991° N, 77.1498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2991&lon=-77.1498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8896H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8896H-2011-10-20) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,915 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940810025329A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON WET GRASS LOADING STRIP. BRAKED HEAVILY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL94LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA152), Aug 10, 1994: Grumman G-164A (N8896H), Vanceboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF WHEEL BRAKES.

## Other reports on N8896H (1)

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

- [Accident 20110423007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110423007479A), Apr 23, 2011: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N8896H), Belhaven, NC, Destroyed. The aircraft was found lying on its left side in an 800 acre wheat field facing the direction it had been flying. Wheel marks began in the tops of the wheat…

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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