# Accident 19950728021099A: Scwzer G164B, Parkers Prairie, MN, July 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1995, 08:15 local time
- Place: Parkers Prairie, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.5799° N, 95.9005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5799&lon=-95.9005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36316 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,650 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 358 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950728021099A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED WING TIP TO HIT GROUND ON SPRAY RUN. STOPPED INVERTED. (-23) WHILE SPRAYING A POTATO FIELD, PILOT ALLOWED THE WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED CROSSED THE FIELD AND CAME TO A STOP INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON THE HAZARDS OF LOW ALTITUDE FLYING DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## 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 CHI95LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA244), Jul 28, 1995: Schweizer G-164B (N36316), Morris, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance.

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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