# Accident 20010228004069A: Scwzer G164A, Waitsburg, WA, February 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2001, 15:15 local time
- Place: Waitsburg, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WYQG
- Location: 46.2083° N, 118.2750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2083&lon=-118.2750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48651, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48651-2004-03-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010228004069A

## Narrative

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

(-23)A/C COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES DURING PULL UP FROM SWATH RUN WHILE SPREADING FERTILIZER. TOP WING WAS SEVERED FROM A/C UPON IMPACT WITH WIRES. A/C TRAVELED APPROX. 300 YARDS THEN IMPACTED TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING POST CRASH FIRE. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. PILOT STATED HE WAS AWARE OF THE LOCATION OF THE WIRES BUT LOST SIGHT OF THEM DURING HIS RUN.

## 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 SEA01LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA055), Feb 28, 2001: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N48651), Waitsburg, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during a pull-up, resulting in an in-flight collision with the lines, loss of control and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.…

## Other reports on N48651 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940328009729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940328009729I), Mar 28, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N48651), Walla Walla, WA, Minor damage. Pilot misjudged altitude during a swath run. Struck a power line with propeller.

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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