# Incident 20110809021089I: Grumman American Avn. Corp. G-164B, Granville, IA, August 9, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2011, 18:30 local time
- Place: Granville, IA
- Airport: Primghar Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1HOG
- Location: 43.0787° N, 95.6144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Primghar Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0787&lon=-95.6144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7015N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7015N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. G-164B (registry code 3960203, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110809021089I

## Narrative

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

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 20250815010979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250815010979A), Aug 15, 2025: Grumman American Avn. Corp. G-164B (N7015N), Goodland, IN, Substantial damage. On 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…
- [Accident 19970627046059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627046059A), Jun 27, 1997: N7015N, Manito, IL, No damage. (-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…

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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