- Date
- August 4, 1987, 13:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8953HGrumman-Schweizer G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870804045099A
- Case key
- 17065
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt rprtd the eng lost pwr drg an aerial application flt & the acft nosed over drg a forced lndg in a soft, wet, terraced fld. There had been hvy rain on the previous day. An investigation revealed the acft had been refueled from a fuel tank mounted on a pickup truck. An exam of the acft revealed water contamination in the acft fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8953H
- Reported as
- Grumman-Schweizer G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1590
- Airframe hours
- 915
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- W.L. Mcpherson, doing business as Valley Aviation
- Registered owner
- W. L. Mcpherson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1987
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.