# Accident 19960529011909A: Scwzer G164B, Moscow, ID, May 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Moscow, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WRMG
- Location: 46.7097° N, 116.9098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7097&lon=-116.9098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48559, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48559) (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: 11,650 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960529011909A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAY RUN OIL AND SMOKE ON WINDSCREEN. CRASH BLIND LANDING. ACCESS LUG FROM FRONT CRANKCASE WAS MISSING.

## 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 SEA96LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA103), May 29, 1996: Schweizer G164B (N48559), Moscow, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: inflight loss of an unsecured access plug from the engine crankcase, which resulted in a loss of engine oil and a forced landing. Factors relating to the accident were: hilly terrain, and foreign…

## Other reports on N48559 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900516028689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900516028689I), May 16, 1990: Scwzer G164B (N48559), Pullman, WA. Hit an electric powerline on a low level swath run. Pilot did not know he hit the powerline.

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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