# Accident 19931004037589A: Scwzer G164A, Madisonville, KY, October 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1993, 13:30 local time
- Place: Madisonville, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FGKG
- Location: 37.3294° N, 87.4994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3294&lon=-87.4994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9909, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9909-1995-05-09) (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 R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,990 total, 7,890 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931004037589A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES CRASHED AND BURNED WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD. GROUND CHECK SAW WIRES BUT FAILED NOTE BRANCH 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 NYC94LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA002), Oct 4, 1993: Grumman G-164-A (N9909), Madisonville, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and his inadequate visual lookout in flight which resulted in the collision with wires.

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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