# NTSB MIA86LA084: Schweizer G-164B, N3629J, Homestead, FL, February 24, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 24, 1986, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Coordinates: 25.49003, -80.509506 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4900&lon=-80.5095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA86LA084
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31579/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA084

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - aerial application
  - airspeed(vs) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - remedial action - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3629J), registered now, S/N 747B, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Registry model: [Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 8059055) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 747B
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860224003699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860224003699A), Feb 24, 1986: Scwzer G164B, Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Stalled in a climbing turn after a spraying in gusty winds and impacted the ground.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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