# Accident 19800830038959A: Scwzer G164, Hampton, IA, August 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1980, 19:10 local time
- Place: Hampton, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.7420° N, 93.2050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7420&lon=-93.2050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13MZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13MZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. G-164 (registry code 3960201, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,421 total, 155 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830038959A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK WIRES DURING SPRAY RUN. LOST AILERON CONTROL. WENT INTO VERTICAL BANK, CRASHED.

## 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 MKC80DCD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD31), Aug 30, 1980: Grumman G-164 (N13MZ), Hampton, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N13MZ (1)

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

- [Accident 19790829022749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829022749A), Aug 29, 1979: Gulstm G164 (N13MZ), Masonville, IA, Substantial damage. Stalled ag aircraft during turn around after spray run.

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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