# Accident 20020906038779A: Scwzer G164B, Martin, MI, September 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2002, 10:45 local time
- Place: Martin, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.5311° N, 85.6472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5311&lon=-85.6472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48417, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48417-2013-10-29) (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: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,060 total, 1,470 in this make and model, 345 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020906038779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS PART 137, ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 1045 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2002. ON TAKEOFF AT 50 MPH WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUNGICIDE MIXTURE, THE RIGHT AFT HOPPER LID BECAME UNSECURED. THE WINDSHIELD BECAME COVERED AND THE PILOT COULD NO LONGER SEE OUT THE FRONT. WHILE THE PILOT WAS LOOKING OUT THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE CORN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED INTO THE CORNFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD FUSELAGE AND THE WINGS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, VMC WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THIS WAS THE FIFTH APPLICATION LOAD OF THE MORNING.

## 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 CHI02LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA277), Sep 6, 2002: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N48417), Martin, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight and his inability to abort the takeoff due to the obscured windshield. Contributing to the accident was the bent hopper latch and the pilot's failure to…

## Other reports on N48417 (5)

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

- [Accident 20101001051719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101001051719A), Oct 1, 2010: Grumman Acf G-164B (N48417), Edison, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that on 10-01-2010, while landing to the south at his privately owned strip in Edison, GA., his right brake failed causing him to lose control…
- [Incident 20000707027669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000707027669I), Jul 7, 2000: Scwzer G164B (N48417), Decatur, MI, Minor damage. (-23)The pilot was spraying a celery crop and had to fly under the wires to get the desired converage. He was just entering the area to cross under the wire…
- [Incident 19990407019289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990407019289I), Apr 7, 1999: Scwzer G164B (N48417), Nunica, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft made a normal landing on runway 26. After the tail wheel contacted the ground the pilot selected the "bata range" and the tail wheel started to rise…
- [Accident 19880817033919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817033919A), Aug 17, 1988: Scwzer G164B (N48417), Schoolcraft, MI, Substantial damage. Hose on spray boom separated on a spray run. Elected to land on narrow road. Wing caught corn stalks. Ground looped
- [Incident 19830817051849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830817051849I), Aug 17, 1983: Scwzer G164B (N48417), Stanley, NY, Minor damage. Engine was struck by a rifle shot while pilot was pulling up from a spray run. Believed to be actions of a farmer.

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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