# Accident 20100902044849A: Schweizer A G-164B, Murtaugh Lake, ID, September 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2010, 09:18 local time
- Place: Murtaugh Lake, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.4969° N, 114.2339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4969&lon=-114.2339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7502Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7502Y) (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: SCHWEIZER A G-164B
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TPE331-1-151A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 18,063 total, 2,837 in this make and model, 367 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA444) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100902044849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A DOWWIND TAKEOFF WHEN A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A POWER LINE POLE CAUSING SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR10CA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA444), Sep 2, 2010: Schweizer 164B (N7502Y), Murtaugh, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the wind and failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N7502Y (4)

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

- [Incident 20170914020779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170914020779I), Sep 14, 2017: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N7502Y), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. The pilot was spraying a field east of Twin Falls Idaho. During a spray run the pilot experienced an updraft from a thermal and attempted to correct for it…
- [Incident 20080731841329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080731841329I), Jul 31, 2008: Scwzer G164B (N7502Y), Burley, ID, Minor damage. (-23) Operator reported that aircraft took off from ag strip in murtah, Idaho (near Burley, ID) and encountered turbulence and loss control of the aircraft and…
- [Accident 20040707014359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040707014359A), Jul 7, 2004: Scwzer G164B (N7502Y), Wendell, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) While enroute to apply dry fertilizer, the pilot stated that he heard a pop and then the engine lost all power. He advanced the mixture to full rich, but…
- [Incident 20000717035639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000717035639I), Jul 17, 2000: Scwzer G164B (N7502Y), Burley, ID, Minor damage. (-23)The Grumman ag-cat departed with a load of fertilizer. While enroute to the target area, the #7 cylinder on the R-1340 failed. This resulted in a partial…

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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