# Accident 19940615016489A: Scwzer G164B, Live Oak, CA, June 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1994, 07:30 local time
- Place: Live Oak, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.2293° N, 121.7809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2293&lon=-121.7809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8392K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8392K-1998-08-06) (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 PT6A20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940615016489A

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING UNDER POWER LINE STRUCK A SECOND SET OF WIRES AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX94LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA254), Jun 15, 1994: Schweizer G-164B (N8392K), Live Oak, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REMAIN CLEAR OF POWER LINES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT DUE TO USE OF DRUGS THAT WERE NOT APPROVED FOR USE WHILE FLYING.

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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