# Accident 20000605012059A: Scwzer G164B, Diamond, WA, June 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2000, 09:34 local time
- Place: Diamond, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.8503° N, 117.4400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8503&lon=-117.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6549K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6549K-2002-11-19) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605012059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATIONS, A/C BEGAN SPRAY RUN THAT WOULD BE CONDUCTED UNDER A SET OF APPROX. 25' POWER LINES. THE TOP WING OF THE A/C CONTACTED THE WIRES CAUSING THE A/C TO DEPART FROM CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE SOMEWHAT GUSTY AND THAT PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONTACT WITH THE WIRES. PILOT STATED ALSO THAT HE HAD FLOWN THIS SAME FIELD MANY TIMES BEFORE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

## 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 SEA00LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA099), Jun 5, 2000: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N6549K), Colfax, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain clearance from power transmission lines.

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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