# Accident 20080823846379A: Scwzer G164B, Nielsville, MN, August 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2008, 09:00 local time
- Place: Nielsville, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LPHG
- Location: 47.5231° N, 96.8092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5231&lon=-96.8092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N773D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N773D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter M601E-11 (registry code 64006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-m601e-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: WALTER M601E11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,100 total, 10,800 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080823846379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FINISHED SPRAYING FIELD AND WAS LANDING ON A GRASS RUNWAY.  TOUCHED DOWN ON LEFT MAIN.  AIRCRAFT WENT OFF INTO THE FIELD, SKIDDED TO A STOP.

## 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 CHI08CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA262), Aug 23, 2008: Schweizer G-164B (N773D), Nielsville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the crosswind landing. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and the rough terrain.

## Other reports on N773D (1)

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

- [Incident 20190709009509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190709009509I), Jul 9, 2019: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N773D), Blanchard, MI, Minor damage. On July 9, 2019 at approximately 6:30 eastern daylight time, a Schweizer G-164B aircraft, N773D, registered to a commercial agricultural aircraft operator…

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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