# Accident 19880526052729A: Scwzer G164A, Sleepy Creek, MD, May 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1988, 09:10 local time
- Place: Sleepy Creek, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NDEG
- Aircraft: N4327, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4327-1990-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88DIG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88DIG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880526052729A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES DURING A SPRAY RUN CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO TREE4S CROSSED HIWAY AND A RIVER BEFORE GROUND IMAPCT. BURNED.

## 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 BFO88DIG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88DIG03), May 26, 1988: Grumman G-164A (N4327), Sleepy Creek, MD, destroyed

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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