Schweizer G-164 accident near Northwood, North Dakota, June 26, 1993
On June 26, 1993 at about 1:50 pm local time, a Schweizer G-164, registered N6719Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Northwood, North Dakota (Vince Airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 26, 1993 · about 1:50 pm local time · cases in 1993
- Place
- Northwood, North Dakota · Vince Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Schweizer G-164
- Registration
- N6719Q · registry record · serial 2300
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT'S LANDING APPROACH WAS TOO SLOW, RESULTING IN A STALL. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN A SMALL GRAIN FIELD JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE NOSING OVER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 10,000 hours in all; 2,500 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,095 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 6, 1993; 118 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,800 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W 1340 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 3ND0 Vince ND at 2:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 2,300 ft by 70 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 11 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded at 25,000 ft; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:49 pm from GFK, 22 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N6719Q on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Schweizer 1,187 aircraft on the register
- Engine: P&W 1340 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in North Dakota 581 since 1982 · 59 in the last ten years
- North Dakota 2,495 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI93LA232.json.
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