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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G164B · Okanogan, WA · May 19, 1999

Date: May 19, 1999 · 11:45 local
Place: Okanogan, WA
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: GGDG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6861K
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA99LA067
Reported as: Scwzer G164B

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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 lost power, and the acft landed in a field and flipped over. (-23) while manuevering over an orchard, a/c encountered a vertical gust, engine lost power, emergency landing initiated to plowed field, a/c nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE ACFT LANDED IN A FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. (-23) WHILE MANUEVERING OVER AN ORCHARD, A/C ENCOUNTERED A VERTICAL GUST, ENGINE LOST POWER, EMERGENCY LANDING INITIATED TO PLOWED FIELD, A/C 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.

NTSB SEA99LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOkanogan, WAA malfunctioning carburetor. Factors include a downdraft, and the soft dirt in a newly plowed field.May 19, 1999 · Substantial damage