- Date
- February 24, 1986, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Homestead, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3629JSchweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860224003699A
- Case key
- 31579
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that she had completed one spray pass with one ton of fertilizer aboard & pulled up in a turn to about 200 ft. at that time the acft 'hit a pocket of dead air.' The acft nosed down and although the plt dumped the chemical load, she could not recover in time to avoid the crash.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3629J
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 747B
- Engine
- P&W R-1340 AN-1, 550 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Tri State Dusting, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 3X5
- Destination
- EX5
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 13 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIA, 14 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.