- Date
- February 9, 1991, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Yuba City, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3633BSchweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910209001929A
- Case key
- 27110
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Probable cause
The failure of the no. 5 cylinder due to fatigue. Contributing to this accident was the wet terrain and crops.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had just completed an aerial application operation over the rice crops. When he was negotiating a 90/270 degree reversal turn for another aerial application the airplane sustained a total loss of engine power. The airplane nosed over during the landing roll due to the wet rice field. Examination of the engine disclosed that the no. 5 cylinder cracked due to fatigue.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3633B
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 775B
- Engine
- P&W R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Onstott Dusters Inc.
- Registered owner
- Onstott Dusters Inc.
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 5, 1990 · 442 hours before
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 4,200 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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