# Accident 19960802020889A: Scwzer G164A, Mayersville, MS, August 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mayersville, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.9109° N, 91.0207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9109&lon=-91.0207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7362, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7362-2013-02-21) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,950 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802020889A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PICKUP WHILE TURNING DURING AERIAL APPLICATION.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING RIGHT AND LOOKING BEHIND THE AIRPLANE TO LINE UP FOR HIS LAST SWATH RUN, WHEN HIS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT THE CAB OF A TRUCK. THE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE, AND THE OPERATOR OF THE TRUCK RECEIVED MINOR INJURY. THE PILOT THEN LANDED AT A NEARBY GRASS AIRSTRIP.

## 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 ATL96LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA116), Aug 2, 1996: Grumman G-164A (N7362), Mayersville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance from an object (vehicle) on the ground.

## Other reports on N7362 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990903047229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990903047229A), Sep 3, 1999: Scwzer G164A (N7362), Seminole, TX, Destroyed. (.4) The agricultural airplane collided with powerlines while approaching the field being sprayed for the 12th application pass. The pilot reported that the…

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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