# Accident 19860912045129A: Scwzer G164B, Orovado, NV, September 12, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1986, 09:50 local time
- Place: Orovado, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JTQG
- Location: 41.6302° N, 117.9190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6302&lon=-117.9190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8025K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8025K-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. G-164B (registry code 3960203, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,740 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860912045129A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AERIAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN ALFALFA FIELD

## 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 SEA86LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA243), Sep 12, 1986: Grumman G164A-450 (N8025K), Orovado, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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