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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164B · Buttonwillow, CA · June 8, 1990

Date: June 8, 1990 · 06:30 local
Place: Buttonwillow, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: RQGG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6725K
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX90DVA04
Reported as: Scwzer G164B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total3,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N6725KRegistered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 438B · Built 1978 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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NR7 cylinder failed on the radial engine. Lost power and impacted ground very hard and burned. Was on a turn around

As the FAA filed it

NR7 CYLINDER FAILED ON THE RADIAL ENGINE. LOST POWER AND IMPACTED GROUND VERY HARD AND BURNED. WAS ON A TURN AROUND

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 LAX90DVA04Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportButtonwillow, CAFailure of the #7 cylinder due to a pre-existing crack. The terrain condition was a related factor.Jun 8, 1990 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6725K · 3

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

Accident 20110205002429AButtonwillow, CAOn 02-05-2011, 9.30AM (local) an aerial applicator , while conducting an aerial application operation, hit a standpipe (irrigation pipe) with its propeller. The aircraft at the time of the accident was laying down smoke to identify the wind direction for…Feb 5, 2011 · Substantial damage Accident 19870729040119ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Taft, CALeft wing struck a standpipe landing on a ag strip. Impact whirled aircraft around and collapsed the landing gear.Jul 29, 1987 · Substantial damage Accident 19780920027719ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Robbins, CASep 20, 1978 · Reported as Gulstm G164A · Substantial damage