- Date
- April 28, 1987, 08:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place
- Pleasant Grove, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3633BSchweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870428011739A
- Case key
- 25341
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an aerial application flight, the pilot reported that during a turn for the next pass over the field, the engine quit. The aircraft was turned into the wind and was landed on a rough plowed field. During the landing roll the aircraft nosed over. The acft was not examined at the scene. To date, the operator has not reported any failures or malfunctions of the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3633B
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 775B
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Onstott Dusters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 17, 1987 · 27 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 13,000 total · 500 in this make and model · 11,850 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 12 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.