# Accident 19890529015759A: Scwzer G164A, Kaplan, LA, May 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1989, 07:25 local time
- Place: Kaplan, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SGUG
- Location: 30.0192° N, 92.5008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0192&lon=-92.5008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5267, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5267-1993-09-27) (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 R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529015759A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE AND CRASHED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION SPRAY RUN.

## 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 FTW89DRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD05), May 29, 1989: Grumman G-164A (N5267), Gueydan, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: VISUAL LOOKOUT WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION WITH A POWER TRANSMISSION LINE DURING A SWATH RUN.

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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