# NTSB Accident FTW97LA167
> **Grumman-Schweizer G-164A** · 1997-04-28 · HATCH, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA167
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07713
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-28
- **Location:** HATCH, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.659023, -107.149291
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman-Schweizer
- **Model:** G-164A
- **Registration:** N7696
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wires.  A factor was the sunglare.

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