- Date
- May 2, 1988, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Gridley, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3627QSchweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880502012169A
- Case key
- 25765
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an agricultural operation, the engine quit at approximately 50 feet AGL. The airplane was landed on a dirt field and nosed over. Inspection of the engine revealed that the left magneto drive gear teeth were missing and the right magneto drive gear was sheared off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3627Q
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 730B
- Airframe hours
- 1,913
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Sutter Butte Dusters
- Registered owner
- Sutter Butte Dusters, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 5, 1988 · 93 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 18,000 total · 6,000 in this make and model · 17,900 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 15 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MYV, 20 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 N3627Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.