# NTSB LAX83FUJ17: Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B, N8081K, Queen Creek, AZ, September 22, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 22, 1983, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Queen Creek, AZ
- Location: 33.2487° N, 111.6343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Queen Creek, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2487&lon=-111.6343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FUJ17
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23556/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUJ17

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, maneuvering - aerial application
  - engine assembly,cylinder - separation (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ENG LOST POWER & THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN A SOFT PLOWED FIELD. THE #1 CYLINDER ARTICULATING ROD HAD SEPARATED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8081K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8081K), registered now, S/N 555 B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B
- Registry model: [Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (registry code 3979904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 555B
- Airframe hours: 1740
- Engines: P&W R1340-AN-1 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Larry Hanson, doing business as Aircoa
- Registered owner: Larry R. Hanson
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, July 27, 1983, 117 hours before
- Departed: AG, QUEEN CREEK, AZ

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 6,207 total, 4,800 in this make and model, 6,207 as pilot in command, 125 in the last 90 days, 125 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 90 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830922054059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830922054059A), Sep 22, 1983: Scwzer G164B, Queen Creek, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff climb. Landed in plowed field and nosed over. Piston pin boss area linkrod separated.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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