# Accident 19960822023569A: Scwzer G164B, Waitsburg, WA, August 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1996, 11:45 local time
- Place: Waitsburg, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WYOG
- Location: 46.2194° N, 118.1494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2194&lon=-118.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7501Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7501Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,567 total, 2,580 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960822023569A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING ON AG STRIP. BLAMED WHIRLWIND. WIND LIGHT 46MONTHS SINCE A BIENNIAL REVIEW.

## 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 SEA96LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA200), Aug 22, 1996: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N7501Q), Waitsburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain control of the airplane after encountering a whirlwind during the landing.

## Other reports on N7501Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20260820012529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260820012529A), Aug 20, 2026: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N7501Q), Olene, OR, Destroyed. On August 20, 2026, about 9:32 pacific daylight time, a Schweizer Aircraft Corp., G-164B, [privacy data omitted], was destroyed when it struck a communication…
- [Accident 19890802042349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802042349A), Aug 2, 1989: Scwzer G164B (N7501Q), Austwell, TX, Substantial damage. Landed on a road to talk to a farmer. Spray boom caught in tall weeds veered off road and nosed up.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.