# Accident 19840429033419A: Scwzer G164A, Hermiston, OR, April 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1984, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.8331° N, 119.2847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hermiston, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8331&lon=-119.2847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4897, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4897-1993-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,177 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840429033419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED LEFT WING TO CONTACT GROUND WHICH CAUSED CRASH DURING AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4897 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820425011509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425011509A), Apr 25, 1982: Scwzer G164A (N4897), Echo, OR, Substantial damage. Engine cylinder cracked during ag operations. Landed in plowed field. Airplane flipped over.
- [Accident 19730827028679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730827028679A), Aug 27, 1973: Gulstm G164A (N4897), Arlington, AZ, Substantial damage. Plt stated he was blinded by insecticide. No equip malfunction found.

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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