# Accident 19980716030799A: Scwzer G164A, Caldwell, ID, July 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1998, 23:11 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell Industrial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TZWG
- Location: 43.6607° N, 116.6307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6607&lon=-116.6307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7951, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7951-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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: 11,614 total, 7,200 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980716030799A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON A NIGHT SPRAY OPERATION, THE OPERATOR WAS RETURNING TO THE FIELD WITH HIS THIRD LOAD OF THE EVENING. HE STATED HE BEGAN HIS DESCENT TO MAKE THE FIRST PASS OVER THE FIELD.  HE THEN WAS AWARE OF THE POWER LINES NEAR THE FIELD AND STATED HE MUST HAVE STARTED DOWN TOO EARLY.  HE SAW THE POWER LINES IN HIS LIGHTS AND ATTEMPTED TO DIVE UNDER THEM, BUT DIDN'T CLEAR THE WIRES.  HE WAS ABLE TO FLY BACK TO THE AIRPORT.

## 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 SEA98LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA140), Jul 17, 1998: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N7951), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's misjudgment of clearance with a power line, resulting in a collision with the line. Factors included a power line and dark night light conditions in the spray area.

## Other reports on N7951 (2)

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

- [Accident 20150418013289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418013289A), Apr 18, 2015: Grumman Aerospace Corp. G164A (N7951), Maysville, OK, Substantial damage. On April 18, 2015, at approximately 1135 am, central time, the pilot, was crop dusting in a field three miles west of Maysville, Oklahoma 73057, when his ag.…
- [Accident 19760621016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760621016709A), Jun 21, 1976: Grumav G164A (N7951), Covington, TN, Substantial damage. Carb butterfly shaft sheared.

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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