# Accident 19850401010009A: Scwzer G164A, Norman, OK, April 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.2494° N, 97.4601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2494&lon=-97.4601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5338, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5338-2015-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FPJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FPJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850401010009A

## Narrative

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

HIT TOP STATIC WIRE OF HIGH POWERED LINES MANEUVERING FOR SPRAYING RUN, THEN FELL TO GROUND. TOXIC CHEMICAL SPILLED

## 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 FTW85FPJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FPJ01), Apr 1, 1985: Grumman AG CAT G-164 (N5338), Norman, OK, destroyed

## Other reports on N5338 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790527028099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527028099I), May 27, 1979: Grumav G164A (N5338), North Platte, NE, Minor damage. Zw forced landing due to power loss. Cause undetermined.
- [Accident 19760409008069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760409008069A), Apr 9, 1976: Grumav G164A (N5338), Chester, MT, Substantial damage. Tailwind component. Flying upslope prior to turning south for spray run. Encntrd dndraft.15KT gusts.

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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