- Date
- July 20, 1987, 19:30 local (Jul 21, 1987, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lilbourn, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8911HSchweizer G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870720040059A
- Case key
- 34416
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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.
Loss of engine power
Engine assembly,cylinder - crackedCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedFactor
Fire
Analysis
While returning from an aerial application flight, the aircraft's engine lost power and quit. The pilot made a forced landing in a soft field and nosed over. Post accident inspection revealed a cylinder was cracked. Several hours after the accident, the unattended aircraft caught fire and was destroyed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8911H
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1611
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Dick Twitty
- Registered owner
- Dick Twitty
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,269 total · 1,890 in this make and model · 3,269 as pilot in command · 163 in the last 90 days · 77 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point -0 °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.