19880922039619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Laton, CA · September 22, 1988

Date
September 22, 1988 · 12:10 local
Place
Laton, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
PWUG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9946
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88DVA15
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total5,500 in this make and model302 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Elevator bell crank fitting broke from corrosion. Elevator control was lost. Landed in farm field and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

ELEVATOR BELL CRANK FITTING BROKE FROM CORROSION. ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS LOST. LANDED IN FARM FIELD AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N9946 · 1

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