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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumman American Avn. G-164B · Granville, IA · August 9, 2011

Date: August 9, 2011 · 18:30 local
Place: Granville, IA
Airport: Primghar Municipal
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 1HOG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7015N
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. G-164B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total600 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N7015NRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. G-164BS/N 129B · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While conducting aerial application, the airman was completing a trim pass on the field. He encountered what he described as a small set of electrical transmission wires that he was unable to avoid. The aircraft struck and cut the wires. The airman terminated his spray operations and returned to the airport without further incident. The aircraft sustained minor damage and was returned to service after inspection.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE AIRMAN WAS COMPLETING A TRIM PASS ON THE FIELD. HE ENCOUNTERED WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS A SMALL SET OF ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION WIRES THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO AVOID. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AND CUT THE WIRES. THE AIRMAN TERMINATED HIS SPRAY OPERATIONS AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER INSPECTION.

Other reports on N7015N · 2

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

Accident 20250815010979AManeuver · Goodland, INOn 08/15/2025 at approximately 17:00 local time, a single engine turbo-propeller Grumman G-164B, suffered a loss of engine power while performing aerial spraying operations. The aircraft made an emergency landing in a mature soybean field. The aircraft…Aug 15, 2025 · Substantial damage Accident 19970627046059AManito, IL(-23) After departure on runway 22, the aircraft experienced a power loss. The aircraft struck a power line, contacted the ground and then bounced back into the air. Power was restored and the airman returned to the airport and landed uneventfully.Jun 27, 1997 · No damage