# Accident 19820607023989A: Scwzer G164, Williams, CA, June 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Williams, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.1498° N, 122.1390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williams, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1498&lon=-122.1390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N641U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N641U-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,775 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 390 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DVG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820607023989A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE WHILE TRYING TO FLY UNDER WIRES AT END OF A SWATH RUN.

## 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 LAX82DVG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG26), Jun 7, 1982: Grumman G-164 (N641U), Williams, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N641U (1)

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

- [Accident 19790429007799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429007799A), Apr 29, 1979: Gulstm G164 (N641U), Grimes, CA, Substantial damage. The right gear struck a small ditch while landing. The aircraft nosed over.

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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