# Accident 20040716017849A: Scwzer G164, Danville, AR, July 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2004, 09:30 local time
- Place: Danville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KTSG
- Location: 35.0869° N, 93.4275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0869&lon=-93.4275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N519Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040716017849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 16, 2004, AT 1320 CDT, A GRUMMAN AG CAT, G-164-164, N519Y, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A RICE FIELD WHILE CONDUCTING AN AERIAL APPLICATION TO THE RICE FIELD NEAR DANVILLE, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO REX A. POE AND OPERATED BY POE'S AERO SERVICE, OF CONWAY, ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED AN AGRICULTURAL AIR STRIP AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION POWER LINE WHICH STARTED THE CRASH SEQUENCE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST, INVERTED, IN THE MIDDLE OF A LARGE RICE FIELD. (-23 AMENDMENT) CHANGED ACCIDENT NO. FROM FTWO4LA185 TO FTW04CA185.

## 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 FTW04CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA185), Jul 16, 2004: Grumman G-164 (N519Y), Havana, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.

## Other reports on N519Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20080725840989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080725840989A), Jul 25, 2008: Scwzer G164 (N519Y), Newport, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 25, 2008 at approximately 11:30 CDT a Grumman G-164, N519Y, departed Newport, Arkansas 72212 (M19), from runway 22. After turning southeast the…

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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