# Accident 19940519011799A: Scwzer G164, Hillsboro, ND, May 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1994, 20:00 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NNQG
- Location: 47.4003° N, 97.0593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4003&lon=-97.0593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551Y-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940519011799A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE TOPS ON PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN. STALLED BUT RECOVERED. STRUCK GROUND TRYING TO DUMP LOAD.

## 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 CHI94LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA166), May 20, 1994: Grumman G-164 (N551Y), Hillsboro, ND, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree.

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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