# Accident 19970721019159A: Scwzer G164B, Palestine, AR, July 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1997, 08:30 local time
- Place: Palestine, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.9706° N, 90.8993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9706&lon=-90.8993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8031K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8031K-1998-12-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721019159A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION AND CRASHED INTO A FIELD. (-23) GULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER G-164B, N8031K, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A POWER LINE WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR PALESTINE, ARKANSAS. THE AGRICULTURAL PILOT WAS APPLYING CHEMICAL TO A FIELD WHEN THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE WIRE.

## 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 FTW97LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA276), Jul 21, 1997: Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B (N8031K), Palestine, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wire transmission line due to his diverted attention.

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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