Schweizer G-164A N8881H

Summary

On 30 July 1987 at about 12:30 local time, a Schweizer G-164A registered N8881H, operated by Charles Bonner, was involved in an accident near Summerdale, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 July 1987 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Summerdale, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Ag Strip

Coordinates

30.4801, -87.6999

Aircraft

Schweizer G-164A

Registration

N8881H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Charles Bonner

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Summerdale → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL87DKG05

Nobody was injured.

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 PILOT WAS ABOUT TO ENGAGE IN AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. DURING CLIMB THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE CHEMICAL LOAD WAS DUMPED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED IN AN ADJACENT FIELD. ON ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE HIT A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED THAT AN IMPELLER BUSHING IN THE SUPERCHARGER HAD FAILED. METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE INDUCTION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE CYLINDERS, THE INTAKE VALVES, AND THE EXHAUST VALVES. THE METAL PARTICLES WERE FROM THE DAMAGED IMPELLER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.