# Accident 19890325004569A: Scwzer G164A, Advance, MO, March 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1989, 08:15 local time
- Place: Advance, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HJIG
- Location: 37.1000° N, 89.9106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1000&lon=-89.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48385, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48385-2017-12-13) (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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,416 total, 2,085 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325004569A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN AREA.

## 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 MKC89LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA085), Mar 25, 1989: Grumman G-164A (N48385), Advance, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT RESULTING IN HIS FAILURE TO SEE POWER LINES IN TIME TO AVOID THEM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG.

## Other reports on N48385 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780327011339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780327011339I), Mar 27, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N48385), Clarkedale, AR, Minor damage. Hit a soft spot after landing on a sod strip. Flipped over.

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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