# Accident 19930920035279A: Scwzer G164B, Buttonwillow, CA, September 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1993, 15:45 local time
- Place: Buttonwillow, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQGG
- Location: 35.4292° N, 119.4900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4292&lon=-119.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8133K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8133K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (registry code 3979904, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,242 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 800 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930920035279A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH POWER LINE DURING SPRAY RUN. FAILED TO AVOID KNOWN 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 LAX93LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA361), Sep 20, 1993: Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B (N8133K), Buttonwillow, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO AVOID WIRES.

## Other reports on N8133K (2)

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

- [Accident 19850728034689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728034689A), Jul 28, 1985: Scwzer G164B (N8133K), Poston, AZ, Substantial damage. Allowed aircraft to get too low and slow during turn to swath run at night. Settled into field and nosed over.
- [Incident 19820515023549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820515023549I), May 15, 1982: Grumav G164B (N8133K), Olney, IL, Minor damage. Struck powerline during spray operation. Prop cut one wire, another damaged wing. Landed safely.

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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