# Accident 19950812023469A: Scwzer G164B, Wadena, MN, August 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1995, 17:53 local time
- Place: Wadena, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.4303° N, 95.1291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4303&lon=-95.1291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48611, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48611-2019-09-06) (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)
- 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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812023469A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING PULLUP TO AVOID POWER LINE AFTER A SPRAY RUN. CARTWHEELED LANDING. SEPARATED ENGINE AND NOSED OVER. (-23) ACFT NE BOUND - FIRST PASS TO DROP SMOKE. PULLED UP TO CLEAR POWERLINE, STARTED 180 DEGREE TURN. ACFT BEGAN TO SHUDDER & DESCEND, ADDED POWER, CONTINUED TO AVOID TREES. CONTINUED INTO GROUND, HIT HARD, WHEELS CAUGHT KNEE HIGH CLOVER, ROTATED FORWARD ON NOSE, SKIDDED AROUND 150', ENGINE SEPARATED, ACFT CONTINUED TO ROTATE TO UPSIDE-DOWN POSITION. PILOT LET HIMSELF OUT, WALKED TO FARM FOR HELP. PILOT EXPERIENCED BURNING EYES DUE TO CHEMICALS. MET FAA INVESTIGATOR AT SITE NEXT DAY. ACFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED. PILOT STATED HE MUST HAVE "GOT BEHIND THE ACFT." INSPECTOR AGREES. PILOT IS OWNER/OPERATOR OF ACFT.

## 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 CHI95LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA272), Aug 13, 1995: Grumman G-164 (N48611), Wadena, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inattentiveness during the reversal turn, the pilot not maintaining control of the airplane, and the stall/mush encountered by the pilot.

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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