# Accident 19920430012259A: Scwzer G164, Bayside, TX, April 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bayside, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZUPG
- Location: 28.0907° N, 97.2101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0907&lon=-97.2101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N468RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468RF-1995-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920430012259A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RADIO TOWER GUY WIRE WHILE MANEUVER TO SPRAY COTTON. NOT KNOWN IF PILOT SURVEYED AREA PRIOR TO AG FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW92LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA123), Apr 30, 1992: Grumman G164 (N468RF), Bayside, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## Other reports on N468RF (1)

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

- [Accident 19730716021799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730716021799A), Jul 16, 1973: Grumav G164 (N468RF), Lake Arthur, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot rptd smoke and oil spray coming out of exh followed by sudden eng stoppage. Hit rice levee.

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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