# Accident 19900626022729A: Scwzer G164B, Deer Grove, IL, June 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1990, 18:45 local time
- Place: Deer Grove, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PKRG
- Location: 41.6095° N, 89.6795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6095&lon=-89.6795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8483K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8483K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,915 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900626022729A

## Narrative

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

FLYING UNDER WIRES, STRUCK POWERLINE, ROLLED INVERTED IMPACTED AND STOPPED UPRIGHT. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT EXTENSIVE.

## 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 CHI90DEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE07), Jun 26, 1990: Schweizer G-164B (N8483K), Deer Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH A POWER LINE.

## Other reports on N8483K (1)

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

- [Accident 20250909014349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250909014349A), Sep 9, 2025: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N8483K), Dover, DE, Destroyed. The pilot was departing on an agricultural dispensing flight. Video of the departure along with the pilot's statement show the aircraft took off in a 3 point…

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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