# Accident 20040605010229A: Scwzer G164B, Midvale, ID, June 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2004, 08:15 local time
- Place: Midvale, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W5IG
- Location: 44.5008° N, 116.8047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5008&lon=-116.8047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8440K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8440K-2014-11-20) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 13,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040605010229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS SPRAYING ALFALFA FLYING EAST AND WEST IN ROLLING TERRAIN, WHILE FLYING UNDER HIGH VOLTAGE POWERLINES/TOWERS. ON THE LAST PASS WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT FLY INTO THE TWO LOWEST WIRES. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW, ALMOST VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED FROM IMPACT AND A POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE CRASH.

## 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 SEA04LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA099), Jun 5, 2004: Grumman G-164B (N8440K), Midvale, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the high tension powerline. A factor was the powerline.

## Other reports on N8440K (1)

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

- [Accident 20020706015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020706015759A), Jul 6, 2002: Scwzer G164B (N8440K), Weiser, ID, No damage. (-23) The pilot departed Weiser airport at 8:45 to begin spraying operations on the Oregon side of the snake river. After one pass the engine began to operate…

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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