# Accident 19880618027399A: Scwzer G164, Ayr, ND, June 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ayr, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LPRG
- Location: 47.0411° N, 97.4909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ayr, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0411&lon=-97.4909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N455Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N455Y-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (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 G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,791 total, 2,750 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880618027399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BLAMED A WIND GUST RAISED A WING AS HE WENT UNDER WIRES WHICH CAUSED THE WING TO HIT WIRES AND CRASH.

## 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 DEN88LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA131), Jun 18, 1988: Grumman G-164 (N455Y), Ayr, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N455Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20140620011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140620011829A), Jun 20, 2014: Grumman G-164 (N455Y), Anadarko, OK, Substantial damage. Aircraft had engine maintenance performed the day before accident. Before flight pilot performed run up and mag checks before flight and everything was normal.…

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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