# Accident 19930530015689A: Scwzer G164A, Liberal, KS, May 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1993, 10:54 local time
- Place: Liberal, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TWCG
- Location: 37.0390° N, 100.9302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0390&lon=-100.9302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8385, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8385-2013-02-27) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DCQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930530015689A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TOP POWERLINE WIRES ON PULLUP FROM A SPRAY RUN. IMPACTED GROUND VERTICALLY AND BURNED.

## 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 CHI93DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DCQ01), May 30, 1993: Grumman G-164A (N8385), Liberal, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the powerlines. A factor related to the accident were the powerlines which were contacted during the aerial application operation.

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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