# Accident 20120815019999A: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B, Kaplan, LA, August 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2012, 11:45 local time
- Place: Kaplan, LA
- Airport: Vincent Flying Service
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V3FG
- Location: 30.0000° N, 92.2667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0000&lon=-92.2667&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: SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA544](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA544) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120815019999A

## Narrative

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

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 IMPACTED THE GROUND THEN FLIPPED IN A FIELD NEAR WARD ROAD AND WILDFLOWER ROAD.

## 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 CEN12CA544](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA544), Aug 15, 2012: Schweizer, N36289 G-164B (N36289), Kaplan, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during the aerial application flight.

## Other reports on N36289 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080328013142A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080328013142A), Mar 28, 2008: Scwzer G164B (N36289), Abbeville, LA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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