# Accident 19980722027119A: Scwzer G164A, Tracy, CA, July 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MBNG
- Location: 37.7299° N, 121.4199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7299&lon=-121.4199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7442, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7442-2007-06-25) (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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980722027119A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX98LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA240), Jul 22, 1998: Grumman G-164A (N7442), Tracy, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate clearance with the telephone wires.

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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