- Date
- June 29, 1988, 16:18 local (21:18 UTC)
- Place
- Cheneyville, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N48585Schweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880629024229A
- Case key
- 22495
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The ag airplane was returning after spraying chemical when the engine started to lose power. During the forced landing on a highway the left wing struck a road sign. No mechanical reason for the engine power loss was found. The acft had an annual inspection 225 hours prior to the acc. Total acft time was 4974 hours. The eng had accum 653 hours since a major overhaul. The date of the last annual was 3/1/88. Post acc external inspection of the eng showed adequate fuel to the carburetor and adequate oil supply. The plt said the power loss was partial but he could not maintain alt. During the landing on a 4 lane divided hiway the acft struck a sign and skidded sideways about 50 ft before stopping. The rt lndg gear sheared off but the acft remained upright.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48585
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 59B
- Airframe hours
- 4,974
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lyles Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1988 · 225 hours before
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total · 8,000 in this make and model · 15,000 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ESF, 25 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 N48585 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.