- Date
- July 20, 1987, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greenwood, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N10AASchweizer G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870720042029A
- Case key
- 31945
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff from a 1,800 ft grass strip on a 93 degree f day, the acft, loaded with 1,500 pounds of chemical, began to settle. It then touched down in a field, nosed over & came to rest inverted. The plt stated there was no eng failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10AA
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 681
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Aviation Flying Service,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aviation Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GWO, 10 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.
Other investigations on N10AA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.