- Date
- June 19, 1987, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hazen, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8027KSchweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870619021069A
- Case key
- 34401
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The PIC was returning to base of operations after completing an aerial application operation. Enroute, PIC experienced an engine failure and made a forced ldg in a farm field. After touchdown, acft nosed over and was substantially damaged. Subsequent investigation revealed no. 1 cylinder had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8027K
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 542B
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Bell'S Ag Service,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bell'S Ag Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 28, 1987
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,500 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 15 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N8027K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.