# NTSB MKC86LA155: Schweizer G-164B, N8494K, Harrisburg, AR, July 23, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 23, 1986, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Harrisburg, AR
- Coordinates: 35.55912, -90.719139 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5591&lon=-90.7191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC86LA155
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34218/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA155

## Sequence of events

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

- Forced landing, takeoff - initial climb
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper glidepath - premature, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE AERIAL APPLICATION AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING FROM A SHORT STRIP ON A HOT DAY. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB AND HE WAS FORCED TO PUT IT DOWN IN A FLOODED RICE FIELD WHERE IT NOSED FORWARD TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT STATED HE SHOULD HAVE USED MORE OF THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8494K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8494K), registered now, S/N 713B, built 1983 (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: 713B
- 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 17, 1985
- Airport: Private Strip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 6,900 total, 6,400 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 15 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 100 °F, dew point 64 °F

## 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 19860723035599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860723035599A), Jul 23, 1986: Scwzer G164B, Harrisburg, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft would not climb after liftoff. Landed in a flooded rice field and nosed over.

## Other investigations on N8494K (2)

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.

- [NTSB WPR18LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA015), Oct 24, 2017: Schweizer G 164B (N8494K), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR10LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA125), Feb 23, 2010: Schweizer G164B (N8494K), Byron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat.

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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