# Accident 19910728030339A: Scwzer G164B, Arizona City, AZ, July 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1991, 04:30 local time
- Place: Arizona City, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZCGG
- Location: 32.7450° N, 111.6677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arizona City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7450&lon=-111.6677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6681Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6681Q-1992-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 680 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728030339A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE,CRASHED AND BURNED WHILE SPRAYING A COTTON FIELD AT NIGHT.

## 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 LAX91LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA332), Jul 28, 1991: Grumman G-164B (N6681Q), Arizona City, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK TO AVOID THE COLLISION WITH THE POWER TRANSMISSION LINES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITIONS THAT PREVAILED…

## Other reports on N6681Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19810805047679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805047679A), Aug 5, 1981: Grumav G164B (N6681Q), Ewing, NE, Destroyed. Struck power-line on pullup from a swath run.
- [Accident 19780526014519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526014519A), May 26, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N6681Q), Rosharon, TX, Destroyed

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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