# Accident 20060810016469A: Scwzer G164A, Gering, NE, August 10, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2006, 08:20 local time
- Place: Gering, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LRHG
- Location: 41.8286° N, 103.6644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8286&lon=-103.6644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48461, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48461-2026-05-21) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,352 total, 1,334 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060810016469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE SPRAYING THE PILOT TRIED TO FLY BETWEEN A BARBWIRE FENCE AND POWER LINES. THE PILOT FELT HE WAS A LITTLE TOO CLOSE TO THE FENCE AND PULLED-UP A LITTLE CATCHING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ON THE POWERLINE.

## 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 CHI06CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA235), Aug 10, 2006: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N48461), Gering, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during the aerial application flight. Factors were the low altitude and power lines.

## Other reports on N48461 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800826038989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826038989A), Aug 26, 1980: Gulstm G164B (N48461), Clarksdale, MS, Substantial damage. Ag pilot attempted downwind takeoff and stalled aircraft into wires.

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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