# NTSB CHI75DEM37: Grumman G-164A, N9823, Schoolcraft, MI, April 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1975
- Place: Schoolcraft, MI · SCHOOLCRAFT, MI
- Location: 42.1169° N, 85.6337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schoolcraft, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1169&lon=-85.6337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEM37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0782  75/4/18    SCHOOLCRAFT,MI      GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N9823               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 28, 1200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAMAZOO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIAN LAKES,OH             SOUTH HAVEN,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9823](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9823-1976-05-18), registration cancelled 1976-05-18, S/N 1283 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Schweizer G164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g164a) (registry code 8059053) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kalamazoo

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750418009299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750418009299A), Apr 18, 1975: Gulstm G164C, Schoolcraft, MI, Substantial damage

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.

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