19890729025779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G164B · Donaldsonville, LA · July 29, 1989

Date
July 29, 1989 · 17:30 local
Place
Donaldsonville, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SLNG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8172K
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89DRD12
Reported as
Scwzer G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,543 total5,169 in this make and model150 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.

Engine failed during a spray operation. Dumped load, landed in the soybean field and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED DURING A SPRAY OPERATION. DUMPED LOAD, LANDED IN THE SOYBEAN 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.