- Date
- July 26, 1985, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Samson, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3629KSchweizer AG CAT
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850726034299A
- Case key
- 6883
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Analysis
The acft was damaged in a forced lndg after a pwr loss during a swath run. During the ldg a pwr line was struck and the acft was pulled sideways which caused a groundloop and resulted in damages. Lyon flying services of welsh la dismantled the eng & found no reason for eng stoppage or power loss. The temperature & dew point were conducive to carb icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3629K
- Reported as
- Schweizer AG CAT
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 748B
- Airframe hours
- 375
- Engine
- P&W R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Jerry L. Wise
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 16, 1985 · 73 hours before
- Departed
- 0J7 · Samson, AL
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,903 total · 675 in this make and model · 2,863 as pilot in command · 119 in the last 90 days · 118 in the last 30 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DHN, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3629K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.