N4897
Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on February 28, 1972.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- April 28, 1984Accident
DURING A BEGINNING SWATH RUN, THE PLT WAS MAKING A LEFT SKIDDING TURN TO FOLLOW THE EDGE OF A CIRCULAR FIELD. HE STATED THAT THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT WHICH RAISED THE RIGHT WING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND & THE ACFT CRASHED.
- April 25, 1982Accident
DURING A SPRAY RUN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. AFTER PULLING UP TO 100 FEET AGL AND TURNING 90 DEGREES THE ENGINE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE PILOT COMPLETED A FORCED LANDING IN A NEARBY SOFT WHEAT FIELD AND AFTER ROLLING APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET THE AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED.
- August 27, 1973Accident
Undetermined
- January 6, 1970Accident
Inadequate Supervision Of Flight; Improper In-Flight Decisions Or Planning. Factors: Unfavorable Wind Conditions