# NTSB MKC84LA165: Schweizer G-164B, N8491K, Harrisburg, AR, June 11, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 11, 1984, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Harrisburg, AR
- Coordinates: 35.559448, -90.719017 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5594&lon=-90.7190&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): 33701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA165
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33701/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA165

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing
  - climb - not possible
  - load jettison - performed, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Schweizer G-164B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 711B
- Airframe hours: 353
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 24; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840611023569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840611023569A), Jun 11, 1984: Scwzer G164B, Harrisburg, AR, Substantial damage. Wheels hit a levee on a spray run. Dumped load but gear severed on more levee impacts. Flipped over on landing.

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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