# NTSB Accident CHI97LA278
> **Schweizer G-164B** · 1997-09-03 · LARIMORE, ND, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA278
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08805
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-03
- **Location:** LARIMORE, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.900794, -97.620552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** G-164B
- **Registration:** N8326K
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot delaying the swath run turnaround maneuver at the end of the field boundary, and his failure to maintain clearance between the airplane and the high tension wires. A factor was the pilot's inattentiveness regarding the time to begin the swath run turnaround maneuver.

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