- Date
- August 29, 1985, 17:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Constantine, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8444KSchweizer G164A "450"
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850829041829A
- Case key
- 13199
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over during a forced landing in a corn fld. The plt stated that at 30 ft AGL during his second swath run the eng backfired and lost pwr. He attempted to dump the load however, the acft continued to loose alt and the forced landing resulted. Examination disclosed the supercharger failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8444K
- Reported as
- Schweizer G164A "450" (G164A "450)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 716B
- Airframe hours
- 856
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- R. E. Lutes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1985 · 271 hours before
- Departed
- M175 · Constantine, MI
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 6,850 total · 3,400 in this make and model · 6,730 as pilot in command · 260 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
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 N8444K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.