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FAA accident report · Scwzer G164B · Eunice, LA · May 19, 1998

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Date
May 19, 1998 · 18:30 local
Place
Eunice, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8308K
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA232
Reported as
Scwzer G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
430 total130 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N8308KRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2000 · Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164BS/N 655BAirframe modelGulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM 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.

Acft engine failed during aerial application and the acft crashed, Eunice, LA. (.4)while en route to a field to apply fertilizer, the aircraft's engine lost power for an undetermined reason. The pilot initiated a forced landing and turned towards an open field. The aircraft 'clipped' the top of a tree, impacted the gound, and came to rest inverted. A postimpacted fire ensued, which destroyed the aircraft. (-23) engine quit shortly after take-off. Aircraft had full load of fertilizer and fuel. Aircraft landed in fallow field, flipped over and burned. Pilot exited aircraft under his own power. Pilot had 2nd & 3rd degree burns on 46% of his body. Aircraft was burned in cockpit, empennage and r/h hor. Stabilizer. All instruments/indicators burned. Left main gear was separated from aircraft. Engine was ripped from firewall and was standing at a 90 degree angle to the aircraft, still attached by misc. Wires. Propeller could be rotated. Carburetor had broken away from engine and was found underneath the wreckage. It appears that the aircraft contacted the ground in a nose down left wing down attitude and then flipped over and stopped.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ENGINE FAILED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION AND THE ACFT CRASHED, EUNICE, LA. (.4)WHILE EN ROUTE TO A FIELD TO APPLY FERTILIZER, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE LOST POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING AND TURNED TOWARDS AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT 'CLIPPED' THE TOP OF A TREE, IMPACTED THE GOUND, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. A POSTIMPACTED FIRE ENSUED, WHICH DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. (-23) ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF. AIRCRAFT HAD FULL LOAD OF FERTILIZER AND FUEL. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FALLOW FIELD, FLIPPED OVER AND BURNED. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT UNDER HIS OWN POWER. PILOT HAD 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON 46% OF HIS BODY. AIRCRAFT WAS BURNED IN COCKPIT, EMPENNAGE AND R/H HOR. STABILIZER. ALL INSTRUMENTS/INDICATORS BURNED. LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. ENGINE WAS RIPPED FROM FIREWALL AND WAS STANDING AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE AIRCRAFT, STILL ATTACHED BY MISC. WIRES. PROPELLER COULD BE ROTATED. CARBURETOR HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM ENGINE AND WAS FOUND UNDERNEATH THE WRECKAGE. IT APPEARS THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE AND THEN FLIPPED OVER AND STOPPED.

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 FTW98LA232Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEunice, LAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.May 19, 1998 · Destroyed