- Date
- August 25, 1987, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Seminole, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6888QSchweizer G-164-A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870825049099A
- Case key
- 22185
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the flare for landing on a county road the aircraft collided with a pickup truck traveling in same direction as the aircraft. The driver of the pickup sustained serious injuries. The pilot was not injured. The pilot stated he did not see the pickup until the impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6888Q
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1727
- Airframe hours
- 3,344
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- M&M Air Serv. Of Beaumont Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 16, 1987 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Seminole, TX
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,718 total · 5,005 in this make and model · 6,623 as pilot in command · 198 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.