# Accident 20010713017019A: Scwzer G164A, Mandan, ND, July 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2001, 20:00 local time
- Place: Mandan, ND
- Airport: Mandan Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.8204° N, 100.8803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8204&lon=-100.8803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14AG-2024-10-08) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010713017019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 13, 2001 AT 20:00, A GRUMMAN G-164-A REGISTERED TO AG-AIR INC ENCOUNTERED A WIRE STRIKE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. VMC PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TOTHE UPPER RIGHT WING AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR CUTS TO THE HAND.  THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AND TERMINATED AT THE MANDAN, ND AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI01LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA217), Jul 14, 2001: Grumman G-164A (N14AG), Mandan, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain clearance from the powerline. Additional factors were the thermal lift and the powerline.

## Other reports on N14AG (1)

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

- [Incident 19900515026659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900515026659I), May 15, 1990: Scwzer G164A (N14AG), Platteville, WI, Minor damage. Deteriorating weather forced pilot to make precautionary landing on road. Struck a road sign on landing rollout.

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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