# Accident 19930602025879A: Scwzer G164A, Ganado, TX, June 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ganado, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KAVG
- Location: 29.0398° N, 96.5110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0398&lon=-96.5110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6752Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6752Q-2015-05-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930602025879A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINES ON LAST SPRAY RUN. IMPACTED NOSE DOWN INTO FLOODED RICE FIELD.

## 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 FTW93LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA173), Jun 2, 1993: Grumman G-164A (N6752Q), Ganado, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE POWER LINES

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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