- Date
- September 22, 1988, 12:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- Laton, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9946Schweizer G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880922039619A
- Case key
- 25754
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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.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Flt control syst,elevator control cable/rod - corrodedCause
Flt control syst,elevator control - separationCause
Maintenance,inspection - inadequateFactor
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9946
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1349
- Airframe hours
- 5,212
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- David R. Hughes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · February 21, 1988 · 490 hours before
- Departed
- Hughes Ag Strip, CA
- Destination
- Traver, CA
N9946Registered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 23,000 total · 5,500 in this make and model · 22,920 as pilot in command · 302 in the last 90 days · 101 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
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 N9946 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.