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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Tracy, CA · July 22, 1998

Date: July 22, 1998 · 10:30 local
Place: Tracy, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: MBNG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7442
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX98LA240
Reported as: Scwzer G164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total

N7442Registration cancelled Jun 25, 2007 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 948 · Built 1972 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft was executing his final run, dusting the last corner of the field. Aircraft was flying in a westernly direction. Upon completion of the run, the aircraft proceeded straight and level flying under the powerlines. The upper left wing struck the telephone line which was strung under the power lines. Aircraft tumbled in the air, coming to rest in an adjacent field, facing east, approximately 300 feet from the wires hit, aircraft was immediately engulfed in flames and subsequently destroyed. Two leading edge pieces from the upper left wing were torn from the aircraft and found approximately 60 feet from the wires that were hit.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS EXECUTING HIS FINAL RUN, DUSTING THE LAST CORNER OF THE FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN A WESTERNLY DIRECTION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE RUN, THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLYING UNDER THE POWERLINES. THE UPPER LEFT WING STRUCK THE TELEPHONE LINE WHICH WAS STRUNG UNDER THE POWER LINES. AIRCRAFT TUMBLED IN THE AIR, COMING TO REST IN AN ADJACENT FIELD, FACING EAST, APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE WIRES HIT, AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED. TWO LEADING EDGE PIECES FROM THE UPPER LEFT WING WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET FROM THE WIRES THAT WERE HIT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX98LA240Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTracy, CAThe failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate clearance with the telephone wires.Jul 22, 1998 · Destroyed