# Incident 19900516028689I: Scwzer G164B, Pullman, WA, May 16, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Pullman, WA
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WRMG
- Location: 46.7331° N, 117.1683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pullman, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7331&lon=-117.1683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48559, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48559) (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)
- 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 G164B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900516028689I

## Narrative

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

HIT AN ELECTRIC POWERLINE ON A LOW LEVEL SWATH RUN. PILOT DID NOT KNOW HE HIT THE POWERLINE.

## Other reports on N48559 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960529011909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960529011909A), May 29, 1996: Scwzer G164B (N48559), Moscow, ID, Substantial damage. During spray run oil and smoke on windscreen. Crash blind landing. Access lug from front crankcase was missing.

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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