# Accident 19970815022619A: Scwzer G164A, Pine Hurst, GA, August 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1997, 11:50 local time
- Place: Pine Hurst, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.1895° N, 83.7602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1895&lon=-83.7602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8721H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,165 total, 300 in this make and model, 252 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970815022619A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. (.4)DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT AFTER CLEARING 75-100 FOOT-TALL TREES NEAR THE COTTON CROP FIELD BEING SPRAYED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDED TOO LOW AND THE AIRPLANE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE 5 FOOT-TALL COTTON CROP.  THE AIRPLANE THEN DESCENDED INTO THE FIELD AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT.         (-23) ON AUGUST 15, 1997 AT 1130 LOCAL, AN AG-CAT, N8721H, REGISTERED TO J AND K FARMS INC., LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD WHILE SPRAYING DUE TO A LOSS OF POWER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FRAME BETWEEN THE BI WINGS WAS BUCKLED, ALL WINGS WERE DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT BACKWARDS ON IMPACT. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR PINEHURST, GA.

## 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 MIA97LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA231), Aug 15, 1997: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N8721H), Pinehurst, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the cotton crop while maneuvering to begin a spray pass over a 5 foot-tall cotton crop, resulting in the in-flight collision with the crop and…

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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