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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G164C · Bastrop, LA · May 28, 1988

Date: May 28, 1988 · 14:15 local
Place: Bastrop, LA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KGTG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6676K
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW88DRD05
Reported as: Scwzer G164C
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,117 total900 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N6676KRegistered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 17 C Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost oil pressure on a spray run. Shut down engine and nosed over in soft dirt. Engine oil cooler cracked, lost oil

As the FAA filed it

LOST OIL PRESSURE ON A SPRAY RUN. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND NOSED OVER IN SOFT DIRT. ENGINE OIL COOLER CRACKED, LOST OIL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW88DRD05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBastrop, LAThe plt said he was spreading rice when he noticed the oil pressure was decreasing & the prop was beginning to feather. With no other place to go, he landed in a plowed field. Shortly after touchdown, the acft nosed over to an inverted position. An exam…May 28, 1988 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6676K · 2

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

Accident 19941003032769ALow Level Operations · Oak Grove, LACrossing road under powerlines between two spray areas struck a cattle truck. Settled into trees.Oct 3, 1994 · Substantial damage Incident 19900618034489IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Colliston, LALost propeller pitch when executed a turn. Dumped load and landed. Slid to a stop.Jun 18, 1990 · Minor damage