# Accident 19940608017679A: Scwzer G164B, Dateland, AZ, June 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1994, 21:30 local time
- Place: Dateland, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZFEG
- Location: 32.9391° N, 113.3394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9391&lon=-113.3394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3629P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3629P-1995-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940608017679A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB STRUCK POWER LINES CRASHED AND BURNED. PILOT REPORTED DUST OBSCURED THE POWER LINE.

## 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 LAX94LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA255), Jun 9, 1994: Grumman G-164B (N3629P), Dateland, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR OBSTACLES. NIGHT LIGHTING CONDITIONS AND THE DUST WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

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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