# Accident 20070513011219A: Scwzer G164B, Colusa, CA, May 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2007, 17:17 local time
- Place: Colusa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MRQG
- Location: 39.1667° N, 121.8333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1667&lon=-121.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3633Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3633Q-2012-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 450 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070513011219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT AND APPLYING RICE SEED. WITNESSES OBSERVED AIRCRAFT STRIKE A HIGH TENSION WIRE, WHICH SHEARED OFF PART OF THE RUDDER. AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY APPEARED TO BECOME OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM WIRE. AIRCRAFT BURNED AND WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS KILLED.

## 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 LAX07LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA168), May 13, 2007: Schweizer G-164B (N3633Q), Colusa, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires.

## Other reports on N3633Q (3)

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

- [Accident 19950203001089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950203001089A), Feb 3, 1995: Scwzer G164B (N3633Q), Brule, NE, Substantial damage. En route noted no fuel pressure. Nosed over on forced landing. No anomalies found on post accident inspection.
- [Accident 19910509014872A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910509014872A), May 9, 1991: Scwzer G164B (N3633Q), Marysville, CA, Destroyed. On turning climbout collided head on with N4012Y that was on spray turn around from nearby field. Failed note other
- [Accident 19891116045719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891116045719A), Nov 16, 1989: Scwzer G164B (N3633Q), Grimes, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray operation. Landed in soft field and nosed over. Propeller counterweight was missing.

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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