# Accident 19930712023149A: Scwzer G164A, Kaplan, LA, July 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1993, 09:30 local time
- Place: Kaplan, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.0008° N, 92.2802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0008&lon=-92.2802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9680, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9680-1997-04-01) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930712023149A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING FLOODED FIELD SPRAY RIG FAILED. SPRAYED PILOTS FACE BLINDING HIM. DESCENDED. HIT A FENCE. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 DEN93LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA076), Jul 12, 1993: Grumman G-164A (N9680), Kaplan, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE SPRAY RIG WHICH SPRAYED CHEMICALS INTO THE PILOT'S EYES TEMPORARILY BLINDING HIM.

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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