# Accident 19910428012879A: Scwzer G164A, Madera, CA, April 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1991, 06:45 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPQG
- Location: 36.9095° N, 120.1905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9095&lon=-120.1905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5250, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5250-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (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 G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910428012879A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH GRAPE VINES DURING A DUSTING RUN. CRASHED AND BURNED. PILOT CERTIFICATE REVOKED IN 1990.

## 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 LAX91LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA186), Apr 28, 1991: Grumman G-164A (N5250), Madera, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE GUY WIRE.

## Other reports on N5250 (1)

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

- [Accident 19791017027149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017027149A), Oct 17, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N5250), Madera, CA, Destroyed. Pilot hit wires while spraying crops.

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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