# NTSB ATL83LA352: Schweizer G-164B, N8438K, Tyler, AL, September 2, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 2, 1983, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Tyler, AL
- Coordinates: 32.269229, -86.840911 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2692&lon=-86.8409&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA352
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6190/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA352

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - weather condition - thunderstorm (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS SPRAY A FIELD, HE WAS FLYING UNDER 2 TRANSMISSION LINES. HE REPORTED THAT AS HE BEGAN SPRAYING THE FIELD, THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM APRX 2 TO 3 MI AWAY & THE AIR BECAME 'ROUGH.' AS THE ACFT WAS CROSSING UNDER THE 2ND WIRE ON THE 3RD SWATH RUN, IT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND WHICH RAISED THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE LOWER WIRES, THEN THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE ACFT HIT TREES, JUST BEYOND THE TRANSMISSION LINE AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD. THE PLT REPORTED THAT BY THEN, THE ACFT WAS ALMOST UNFLYABLE, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A SMALL FIELD. BEFORE STOPPING, THE ACFT HIT A FENCE, THEN BEGAN TO BURN. THE PLT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR BURNS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8438K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 69B
- Airframe hours: 644
- Engines: P&W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Mulberry Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 9, 1983

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 1,000 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830902046329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902046329A), Sep 2, 1983: Scwzer G164B, Tyler, AL, Destroyed. Tried to fly under wires on a spray run. Wing hit wires. Landed in a field and hit trees. Aircraft burned.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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