# NTSB LAX84LA380: Grumman G-164A, N7202, El Mirage, AZ, July 3, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 3, 1984, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: El Mirage, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.589656, -112.329635 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5897&lon=-112.3296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA380
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24331/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA380

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - downwind
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - load jettison - performed, pilot in command
  - object - wire,transmission

## Analysis

THE PLT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS WITH ABOUT 800 LBS OF WATER ON BOARD. AFTER TURNING DOWNWIND FOR HIS SECOND LANDING, HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF AIRSPEED & THE ACFT STARTED TO SINK INTO POWER LINES. HE RELEASED THE EMERGENCY DUMP GATE, AT WHICH TIME, THE TAIL WHEEL SNAGGED A POWER LINE. THE ACFT THEN STALLED INTO THE GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7202](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7202-1989-12-21), registration cancelled 1989-12-21, S/N 890 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 890
- Engines: P&W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Southwest Agivaition Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 720 total, 40 in this make and model, 550 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 99 °F

## 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 19840703030059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840703030059A), Jul 3, 1984: Scwzer G164A, El Mirage, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot said he lost airspeed and aircraft sank descending into a powerline during downwind leg for landing.

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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