# NTSB CHI00LA210: Grumman G164, N10244, Mcville, ND, July 10, 2000

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 10, 2000, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Mcville, ND
- Location: 47.7651° N, 98.1754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McVille, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7651&lon=-98.1754&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 49761
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA210
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49761/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA210

## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines.  A factor associated with the accident was the power line.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - wire,static (contributing factor)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The left wings on the airplane contacted power lines during an aerial application flight.  The pilot was able to land the airplane on a nearby road following the collision.

## Factual narrative

On July 10, 2000, at 1730 central daylight time (CDT), a Grumman G164, N10244, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged during a collision with power lines eight miles south of McVille, North Dakota.  After the collision with the power lines the pilot landed the aircraft on a nearby road without further incident.  The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 137, and was not operating on a flight plan.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The pilot reported no injuries.  The aerial application flight departed from a private airstrip near Michigan, North Dakota, at 1720 CDT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10244](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10244-2013-01-30), registration cancelled 2013-01-30, S/N 44, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Grumman G164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 44
- Airframe hours: 9925
- Engines: P&W R985-14B 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Louren Chris Orwick
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 15, 2000, 125 hours before
- Departed: PVT, MICHIGAN, ND

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 6,480 as pilot in command, 125 in the last 90 days, 125 in the last 30 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 174 °F, dew point 138 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DVL

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20000710037169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000710037169A), Jul 10, 2000: Scwzer G164, Mcville, ND, No damage. (-23) On July 10, 2000 at 5:30 pm local a G-164, N10244, operated by a commercial pilot, louren l. orwick, sustained substantial damage, resulting from hitting…

## Other investigations on N10244 (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 FTW65F0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0054), Apr 21, 1965: Grumman G-164 (N10244), Welsh, LA, substantial damage

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.

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