# Accident 19890301002869A: Scwzer G164A, Riverdale, CA, March 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1989, 12:51 local time
- Place: Riverdale, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWUG
- Location: 36.4794° N, 119.9401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4794&lon=-119.9401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8547H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8547H-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-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 R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,200 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890301002869A

## Narrative

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

PULLED UP TOO SOON AND HIT WIRES AT END OF SWATH RUN. STALLED, SPUN TO GROUND AND 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 LAX89DVA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA06), Mar 1, 1989: Grumman G-164A (N8547H), Riverdale, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT, WHEN HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION. THE POWER LINE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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