# Accident 20180327007319A: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B, Stockton, CA, March 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MBHG
- Location: 37.8478° N, 121.5161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8478&lon=-121.5161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3629E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3629E-2023-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP G-164B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180327007319A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 27, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1405 PDT N3629E WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER COLLIDING WITH HIGH TRANSMISSION POWER LINES AN SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

METAR KSCK 272055Z 32007KT 10SM CLR 21/04 A3020

THE AIRCRAFT FLYING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES THAT RAN DIAGONALLY THROUGH THE FIELD IN A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DIRECTION.

A COMPANY GROUND CREWMAN WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT AND REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD FINISHED SPRAYING THE ALFALFA FIELD AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TRIMMING AROUND THE TRANSMISSION TOWERS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE WITNESS STATED THAT FOLLOWING THE IMPACT WITH THE WIRES THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 WPR18LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA113), Mar 27, 2018: Schweizer G 164B (N3629E), Stockton, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.

## Other reports on N3629E (3)

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

- [Accident 20030516010879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030516010879A), May 16, 2003: Scwzer G164B (N3629E), Basin, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot had been flying this aircraft since 6:10 am never shutting the engine off for loading. On this run at 12:45, he had begun to spray a new field…
- [Accident 20000726008449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000726008449A), Jul 26, 2000: Scwzer G164B (N3629E), Tracy, CA, No damage. (-23) Investigation on-site. Contacted [privacy data omitted], the manager of haley flying service. The aircraft was located in a tomato filed approximately…
- [Accident 19940508010319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508010319A), May 8, 1994: Scwzer G164B (N3629E), Gridley, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power spraying. Collided with canal ditch landing. NR8 cylinder had cracked from one spark plug hole to other.

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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