# Accident 19900404007539A: Scwzer G164B, Esparto, CA, April 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1990, 13:29 local time
- Place: Esparto, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NIIG
- Location: 38.7294° N, 122.0307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7294&lon=-122.0307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8011K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8011K-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 25,410 total, 6,700 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900404007539A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90DVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG04), Apr 4, 1990: Grumman G-164B (N8011K), Esparto, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AIRPLANE'S CLEARANCE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WIRES.

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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