# Accident 19990903047229A: Scwzer G164A, Seminole, TX, September 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1999, 15:45 local time
- Place: Seminole, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NCWG
- Location: 32.7096° N, 102.6492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7096&lon=-102.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7362, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7362-2013-02-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990903047229A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES WHILE APPROACHING THE FIELD BEING SPRAYED FOR THE 12TH APPLICATION PASS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE TWO TOP GUIDE WIRES OF THE EAST-WEST POWERLINE.  THE AIRPLANE SPUN TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED AFTER THE COLLISION WITH THE WIRES.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CONCENTRATING HIS ATTENTIONS ON THE LIGHT BAR FOR THE SATLOC SWATH GUIDANCE SYSTEM INSTALLED ON THE AIRPLANE.                 (-23) DURING THE DISPENSING OF CHEMICALS UNDER 14 CFR PART 137, WITH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS THIS COMMERCIAL PILOT STRUCK POWER TRANSITION LINES APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE WIRES WERE STRUCK DURING THE APPROACH INTO A FIELD WHILE THE PILOTS ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON HIS SATLOC LIGHT BAR FOR SWATCH POSITIONING. THE WIRES BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE PROPELLER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT AND ULTIMATELY STRIKE THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 543 FEET FROM THE POWER WIRES AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. THIS INVESTIGATION IS OVER.

## 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 FTW99LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA252), Sep 3, 1999: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N7362), Seminole, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with powerlines. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention to the light bar for the electronic swath guidance system installed in the airplane.

## Other reports on N7362 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960802020889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802020889A), Aug 2, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N7362), Mayersville, MS, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck a pickup while turning during aerial application.

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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