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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164B · Esparto, CA · April 4, 1990

Date
April 4, 1990 · 13:29 local
Place
Esparto, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
NIIG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8011K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90DVG04
Reported as
Scwzer G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
25,410 total6,700 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck powerline during a spray run. Impact severed part of upper wing and caused inflight fire and ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINE DURING A SPRAY RUN. IMPACT SEVERED PART OF UPPER WING AND CAUSED INFLIGHT FIRE AND GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.