# Accident 19910608020569A: Scwzer G164A, Weslaco, TX, June 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Weslaco, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZDCG
- Location: 26.1594° N, 97.9806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1594&lon=-97.9806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7445, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7445-2013-05-08) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,550 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910608020569A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINES DURING SPRAYING. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. BURNED.

## 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 FTW91DRG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG03), Jun 8, 1991: Grumman G-164A (N7445), Weslaco, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE.

## Other reports on N7445 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740130002859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740130002859A), Jan 30, 1974: Gulstm G164A (N7445), Zamora, CA, Substantial damage. Carb heat duct not connected. Gnd fire smothered by plts jacket.

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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