# Accident 19860717034569A: Scwzer G164A, Casa Grande, AZ, July 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1986, 10:46 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8795&lon=-111.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5342 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 623 total, 159 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860717034569A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT SNAGGED A PHONE LINE WHILE FLYING UNDER THE WIRES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. NOSED OVER ON IMPACT.

## 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 LAX86FUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUJ04), Jul 17, 1986: Grumman G-164-3 (N5342), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage

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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