# Accident 19900816033189A: Scwzer G164A, Osceola, AR, August 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1990, 11:15 local time
- Place: Osceola, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KTGG
- Location: 35.6998° N, 89.9900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6998&lon=-89.9900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7864, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7864-1991-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,341 total, 3,559 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900816033189A

## Narrative

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

ON TENTH PASS OVER HIGH VOLTAGE POWERLINE COLLIDED WITH TOP TWO CABLES. CRASHED AND BURNED. PILOT DIED IN HOSPITAL.

## 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 FTW90DPG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPG09), Aug 16, 1990: Grumman G164A (N7864), Osceola, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINES.

## Other reports on N7864 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870716043359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716043359A), Jul 16, 1987: Scwzer G164A (N7864), Forrest City, AR, Substantial damage. Engine quit during a posiitoning flight. Stalled aircraft into a field to avoid trees. Problem fuel exhaustion.
- [Accident 19810609032169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810609032169A), Jun 9, 1981: Grumav G164A (N7864), Wilson, AR, Substantial damage. Ag pilot misjudged pullup and aircraft hit trees at end of spray run.

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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