# Accident 20120620011499A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Okanogan, WA, June 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2012, 08:33 local time
- Place: Okanogan, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 4GFG
- Location: 48.3597° N, 119.5406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3597&lon=-119.5406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6861K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,941 total, 273 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120620011499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONDUCT A SURVELLIENCE PASS OVER A NEW FIELD AND DID NOT SEE A POWER L INE CROSSING THE FIELD.  THE POWERLINE WAS BLOCKED FROM VIEW BY THE UPPER WING.  HE HIT TWO OF THREE POWERLINES WITH THE UPPER WING, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND IMPACTED FLAT.

## 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 WPR12CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA271), Jun 20, 2012: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6861K), Okanogan, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering.

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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