- Date
- April 17, 1984, 07:45 local (11:45 UTC)
- Place
- Arecibo, PR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8232KGulfstream-Schweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840417036249A
- Case key
- 31123
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Analysis
During a swath run over a rice field, the plt noted a partial loss of power & a rapid deceleration of the acft. As he looked in the cockpit momentarily, the acft settled & the main gear hit a levi & separated. The plt then pulled up, turned to the left & made a forced landing. The acft nosed over during the landing, a review of the acft records indicated recurrent magneto problems over the past year. However, the reason for the loss of power was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8232K
- Reported as
- Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 624B
- Airframe hours
- 1,385
- Engine
- P&W R1340-ANI, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 137
- Operator
- Rice Corporation
- Registered owner
- Commonwealth Of Puerto Rico
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,011 total · 176 in this make and model · 1,817 as pilot in command · 82 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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