# Accident 20070805020049A: Scwzer G164A, Vinton, IA, August 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2007, 17:35 local time
- Place: Vinton, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.2200° N, 92.0311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2200&lon=-92.0311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48558, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48558-2010-04-05) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070805020049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS SPRAYING A FIELD NEAR VINTON, IOWA. TAIL CAUGHT A POWER LINE AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT INTO ANOTHER POWER LINE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED. PILOT ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CHI07CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA250), Aug 5, 2007: Grumman G-164A (N48558), Vinton, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance from the power line while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. A factor was the power line.

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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