Schweizer G-164A N8911H
21 July 1987 · Lilbourn, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1987 at about 00:30 local time, a Schweizer G-164A registered N8911H, operated by Dick Twitty, was involved in an accident near Lilbourn, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lilbourn, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.5903, -89.6105
- Aircraft
- Schweizer G-164A
- Registration
- N8911H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dick Twitty
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- MKC87LA143
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer G-164A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1987 | Schweizer G-164A | Summerdale, Alabama, United States | Charles Bonner | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1987 | Schweizer G-164A | Dundee, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 1987 | Schweizer G-164A | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | Aviation Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1988 | Schweizer G-164A | Laton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1986 | Schweizer G-164A | La Moure, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1986 | Schweizer G-164A | Red Rock, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182J | Archie, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1987 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Houston, Missouri, United States | Paramount Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Cessna 150F | Fremont, Missouri, United States | Ruth Nickie | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Cessna 140 | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | George Abner Benson | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1987 | Fairchild SA-227 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Resort Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 152 | Kirksville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |