# Accident 20000710037169A: Scwzer G164, Mcville, ND, July 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2000, 17:30 local time
- Place: Mcville, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.7651° N, 98.1754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McVille, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7651&lon=-98.1754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10244, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10244-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000710037169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 10, 2000 AT 5:30 PM LOCAL A G-164, N10244, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, LOUREN L. ORWICK, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, RESULTING FROM HITTING POWER LINES WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 CHI00LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA210), Jul 10, 2000: Grumman G164 (N10244), Mcville, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. A factor associated with the accident was the power line.

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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