# Accident 20050803017169A: Scwzer G164B, Rupert, ID, August 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2005, 07:50 local time
- Place: Rupert, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZSRG
- Location: 42.6169° N, 113.8678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6169&lon=-113.8678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8386K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8386K) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,900 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050803017169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON AN AIRSTRIP CREATED OUT OF THE BARROW PIT ALONG A COUNTRY ROAD. WEEDS HAD GROWN ALONGSIDE THE AIRSTRIP AND THE LEFT WING CAUGHT IN THE HIGH WEEDS. THIS DRAGGED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE AIRSTRIP, INTO A MUDDY BEET FIELD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED 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 SEA05CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA157), Aug 3, 2005: Grumman G-164B (N8386K), Paul, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain direction control during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over. Contributing factors included the weeds and the wet, soft terrain..

## Other reports on N8386K (2)

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

- [Accident 20190908012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190908012729A), Sep 8, 2019: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N8386K), Berlin, MD, Destroyed. Pilot was flying an aerial application flight, spreading seeds. Engine lost power and the pilot made a forced landing in an unpicked corn field. The aircraft…
- [Accident 19910415014329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910415014329A), Apr 15, 1991: Scwzer G164B (N8386K), Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on initial climbout. Nosed over on forced landing. Supercharger impeller had disintegrated.

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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