# Accident 20140801014009A: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B, Tule Lake, CA, August 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2014, 09:10 local time
- Place: Tule Lake, CA
- Airport: Tulelake Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MFAG
- Location: 41.9536° N, 121.5594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9536&lon=-121.5594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3627R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3627R-2016-03-24) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 22,350 in this make and model, 504 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140801014009A

## Narrative

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

CROPDUSTER STRUCK POWER LINES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION AND CRASHED AND BURNED IN AN ALFALFA FIELD.  THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND DIED OF INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 WPR14LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA322), Aug 1, 2014: Schweizer G 164B (N3627R), Tulelake, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering during low-altitude operations.

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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