# Accident 19990706008379A: Scwzer G164B, Iowa, LA, July 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1999, 07:22 local time
- Place: Iowa, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KGRG
- Location: 30.2292° N, 93.0097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2292&lon=-93.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6703Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6703Q-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (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 G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 925 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990706008379A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO A RICE FIELD DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .4) DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OF THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE CONTACTED A RICE FIELD, AND THE WHEELS BOGGED DOWN IN THE FIELD.  THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS SPRAYING THE FIELD ON AN EAST-WEST DIRECTION.  THE OPERATOR STATED THAT THE FIELD BEING SPRAYED WAS BORDERED ON THE SOUTH BY A HIGHWAY THAT, DUE TO A CONSTRUCTION DETOUR, WAS HEAVILY TRAVELED BY TRUCKS.  THE WIND ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT WAS FROM THE NORTHEAST.  HE ADDED THAT THE PILOT WAS TRYING TO AVOID OVER SPRAYING THE VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HIS ATTENTION WAS MOMENTARILY DIVERTED FROM KEEPING HIS CLEARANCE FROM THE FIELD BEING SPRAYED.  THE 1,450-HOUR PILOT HAD ACCUMULATED 925 FLIGHT HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT HAD FLOWN 277 HOURS IN THE PRECEDING 90 DAYS, WITH 141 HOURS WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS.

## 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 FTW99LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA182), Jul 6, 1999: Grumman G-164B (N6703Q), Iowa, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the crops being sprayed. A factor was the pilot's 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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