- Date
- May 19, 1987, 07:20 local (12:20 UTC)
- Place
- Dundee, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4654Schweizer G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870519017549A
- Case key
- 31763
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While spraying a rice field, the acft was flying across svrl small dirt banks that had been furrowed for water ctl. Drg a swath run, it struck 3 furrowed banks that were close together, flipped over as it crashed, then burned. Witnessesrprtd the eng was running normally bfr impact. No preimpact mechanical problems were fnd.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4654
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1076
- Airframe hours
- 4,598
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Gene Bobo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1987
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,954 total · 20 in this make and model · 1,669 as pilot in command · 184 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4654 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.