# Accident 20080328013142A: Scwzer G164B, Abbeville, LA, March 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V3FG
- Location: 29.9456° N, 92.1469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9456&lon=-92.1469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36289, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36289-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 20,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080328013142A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AGCAT WAS ENROUTE TO FIELD LANDING STRIP WHEN IT IMPACTED A PIPER COMANCHE THAT WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO LAND AT A PRIVATE STRIP. AGCAT'S SPREADER IMPACTED THE COMANCHE'S VERTICAL FIN AT A 90 DEGREE CONVERGENCE. SPREADER SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

## 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 DFW08LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA089), Mar 28, 2008: Schweizer G-164B (N36289), Abbeville, LA, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other approaching airplane. A contributing factor was the close proximity between the two private airstrips.

## Other reports on N36289 (1)

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

- [Accident 20120815019999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120815019999A), Aug 15, 2012: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N36289), Kaplan, LA, Destroyed. Aircraft was maneuvering to make it's final pass on an agricultural field when the landing gear struck the top utility wire approximately 100 ft AGL and…

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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