- Date
- June 11, 1984, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Harrisburg, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8491KSchweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840611023569A
- Case key
- 33701
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Forced landing
Climb - not possible
Load jettison - performed
Nose over
Analysis
The acft's landing gear collided with a levee during a swath run. The acft then slowed & hit other levees. The plt dumped his load, but the plane crash landed & nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8491K
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 711B
- Airframe hours
- 353
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- B & B Agri-Flight, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 25, 1983 · 353 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,500 total · 2,960 in this make and model · 5,250 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.