# Incident 19940719031869I: Scwzer G164A, Laurel, DE, July 19, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1994, 18:50 local time
- Place: Laurel, DE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KVFG
- Location: 38.5738° N, 75.5712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurel, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5738&lon=-75.5712&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8957H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8957H) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 670 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719031869I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE DISPENSING, THE AIRCRAFT GRAZED HIGH TENSION WIRES. THIS ACTION CAUSED MINOR SURFACE DAMAGE TO THE FABRIC OF THE RUDDER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. OPERATOR MADE CHANGES IN APPLICATION PROCEDURES AT THIS LOCATION DUE TO WIRES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8957H (2)

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

- [Accident 20241007015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241007015429A), Oct 7, 2024: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N8957H), Parsonsburg, MD, Substantial damage. After spreading dry seed on field, during the climb out, engine started to misfire and lose power. The pilot leveled the aircraft on a west/southwest heading.…
- [Incident 19811030082579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811030082579I), Oct 30, 1981: Grumav G164B (N8957H), Bowling Green, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied aircraft into parked aircraft.

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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