# Accident 19930414017212A: Scwzer G164A, Steptoe, WA, April 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1993, 15:24 local time
- Place: Steptoe, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NRVG
- Location: 47.0108° N, 117.3599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0108&lon=-117.3599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8630H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8630H-1998-06-12) (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 R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,231 total, 1,460 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930414017212A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE AT 200 FT AGL TO SPRAY FIELD WAS HIT BY USN AGE ON 450 KNOT LOW ALTITUDE RUN. NOT AWARE OF DOD FLIGHTS.

## 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 SEA93FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA094), Apr 14, 1993: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N8630H), Steptoe, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INHERENT LIMITATIONS OF THE SEE-AND-AVOID CONCEPT OF SEPARATION OF AIRCRAFT OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES THAT PRECLUDED THE CREW OF THE A6E AND THE PILOT OF THE AGCAT FROM RECOGNIZING A…

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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