- Date
- February 3, 1989, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bayless, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6569KSchweizer G-164C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890203002149A
- Case key
- 26166
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Probable cause
The deparation of a turbine blade followed by a forced landing during which the landing gear collapsed due to overload forces.
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.
Analysis
During cruise flight, N6569K experienced a total loss of engine power. Flames and pieces of metal were observed coming from the engine exhaust pipe of the pratt & whitney PT6A turbine engine. The pilot initiated a forced landing. During the landing roll, the landing gear collapsed and the airplane collided with the terrain. During post accident investigation the engine was disassembled and it was found that a piece from one of the turbine blades separated and damaged the remaining turbine assemblies down stream.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6569K
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5C
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-34, 750 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Chuck Jones Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 5, 1988 · 67 hours before
- Departed
- PVT · Glenn, CA
- Airport
- Private
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 9,000 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 8,900 as pilot in command · 350 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 8 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.