# Accident 19990706008429A: Scwzer G164B, Fisher, MN, July 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1999, 08:30 local time
- Place: Fisher, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JPXG
- Location: 47.7896° N, 96.7891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7896&lon=-96.7891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8029K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8029K-2005-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (registry code 3979904, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990706008429A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK A TREE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19)ON JULY 6, 1999, AT 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER G-164B, N8029K, OWNED/OPERATED BY AGRIMAX LLC, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A TREE AND TERRAIN WHILE SPRAYING AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD NEAR FISHER, MINNESOTA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE LOCAL FLIGTH DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP  NEAR FISHER, MINNESOTA, AT EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (.4)WHILE ON A SPRAY-RUN, ONE OF THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE'S WING TIPS CONTACTED THE WHEAT CROP. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER CONTACT WITH THE WHEAT, THE AIRPLANE TURNED 180-DEGREES, FLIPPED OVER ONCE, AND CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.  INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-EXISTING MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S CONTROL SYSTEM OR ENGINE.

## 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 CHI99LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA216), Jul 6, 1999: Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B (N8029K), Fisher, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the crop during an aerial application spray run.

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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