# Accident 19920817056169A: Scwzer G164A, Thibodaux, LA, August 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1992, 18:20 local time
- Place: Thibodaux, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: IQRG
- Location: 29.7949° N, 90.8146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thibodaux, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7949&lon=-90.8146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8916H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8916H) (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: 2,171 total, 782 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920817056169A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED DURING SIXTH SPRAY RUN OVER SAME FIELD. NO MENTION OF PRESURVEY OF AREA TO CHECK FOR WIRES

## 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 FTW92DRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRD05), Aug 17, 1992: Grumman G-164 (N8916H), Thibodaux, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE WIRES.

## Other reports on N8916H (2)

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

- [Accident 20020404009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020404009449A), Apr 4, 2002: Scwzer G164A (N8916H), Wynne, AR, No damage. (-23) On April 4, 2002, approximately 1230 central standard time, a Grumman G-164A, agricultural airplane, N8916H, sustained substantial damage when it nosed…
- [Accident 19890615015769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615015769A), Jun 15, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N8916H), Morse, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failed on climbout. Nosed over in a bean field after dumping his load. A engine cylinder had cracked.

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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