Schweizer G-164B N8438K

Summary

On 2 September 1983 at about 19:00 local time, a Schweizer G-164B registered N8438K was involved in an accident near Tyler, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 September 1983 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tyler, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

32.2692, -86.8409

Aircraft

Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N8438K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA352

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS SPRAY A FIELD, HE WAS FLYING UNDER 2 TRANSMISSION LINES. HE REPORTED THAT AS HE BEGAN SPRAYING THE FIELD, THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM APRX 2 TO 3 MI AWAY & THE AIR BECAME 'ROUGH.' AS THE ACFT WAS CROSSING UNDER THE 2ND WIRE ON THE 3RD SWATH RUN, IT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND WHICH RAISED THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE LOWER WIRES, THEN THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE ACFT HIT TREES, JUST BEYOND THE TRANSMISSION LINE AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD. THE PLT REPORTED THAT BY THEN, THE ACFT WAS ALMOST UNFLYABLE, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A SMALL FIELD. BEFORE STOPPING, THE ACFT HIT A FENCE, THEN BEGAN TO BURN. THE PLT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR BURNS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.