# Incident 20140811016269I: Grumman G-164, Fredericksburg, IA, August 11, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2014, 10:45 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: IYSG
- Location: 42.9648° N, 92.1964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9648&lon=-92.1964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140811016269I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION ON A FIELD IN A PART 137 AIRCRAFT WHEN HE STRUCK THE STATIC LINE OF A POWER LINE NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, IOWA.  THIS CAUSED THE POWER LINE TO TRIP CAUSING A POWER OUTAGE.  THIS ALSO DISCONNECTED A HOSE SO THE CHEMICAL BEING SPRAYED ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND GOT ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO HIS HOME BASE, THE OELWEIN, IOWA AIRPORT, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES.  UPON LANDING THE PILOT TOOK A SHOWER TO WASH OFF THE CHEMICAL.

## Other reports on N481Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19740617018889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740617018889A), Jun 17, 1974: Grumav G164 (N481Y), Atoka, OK, Substantial damage. Eng seized,prop came off.

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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