# Accident 19920727031099A: Scwzer G164A, Shelby, MT, July 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1992, 10:30 local time
- Place: Shelby, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZSCG
- Location: 48.5098° N, 111.7296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5098&lon=-111.7296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4859, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4859-1994-07-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,020 total, 900 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920727031099A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE ON A SPRAY TURN AROUND. ROLLED INVERTED AND CRASHED.

## 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 SEA92LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA167), Jul 27, 1992: Grumman G-164A (N4859), Shelby, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE POOR DECISION BY THE PILOT TO MAKE AN AERIAL APPLICATION TURN AROUND MANUEVER UNDER POWER LINES AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINES.

## Other reports on N4859 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740620017189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740620017189A), Jun 20, 1974: Gulstm G164A (N4859), Wheatley, AR, 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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