# Accident 19900523017189A: Scwzer G164A, Hunlock Creek, PA, May 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1990, 09:43 local time
- Place: Hunlock Creek, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MWRG
- Location: 41.2500° N, 76.0996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2500&lon=-76.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N913X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N913X-1991-02-04) (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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,541 total, 34 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DHA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900523017189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE WHILE SPRAYING FOR GYPSY MOTHS. SPUN INTO RIVER AND SANK. POWERLINE WAS OVER RIVER.

## 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 NYC90DHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DHA01), May 23, 1990: Grumman G-164A (N913X), Hunlock Creek, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBTACLES, AND HIS FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION LINE.

## Other reports on N913X (1)

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

- [Incident 19820421018409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820421018409I), Apr 21, 1982: Grumav G164A (N913X), Jackson Mills, NJ. Aircraft made an emergency landing on highway with engine trouble. Two cylinder heads cracked and blew apart.

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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