Schweizer G-164B N6685Q
20 August 1988 · Catahoula, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1988 at about 00:00 local time, a Schweizer G-164B registered N6685Q was involved in an accident near Catahoula, Louisiana, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Catahoula, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.1209, -91.8296
- Aircraft
- Schweizer G-164B
- Registration
- N6685Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jeanerette → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- FTW88DRD19
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
THE AG AIRPLANE WAS BEING UTILIZED TO SCARE BIRDS AWAY FROM THE RICE FIELDS. IT WAS 15 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND QUIT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AND BURNED. THE ENGINE AND ENGINE ACCESSORIES WERE SO DESTROYED BY FIRE THAT NOTHING COULD BE DETERMINED AS TO WHY THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND QUIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer G-164B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1988 | Schweizer G-164B | Gridley, California, United States | Sutter Butte Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1988 | Schweizer G-164B | Gridley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1988 | Schweizer G-164B | Robbins, California, United States | Gregg L. Foster | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1988 | Schweizer G-164B | Cheneyville, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1987 | Schweizer G-164B | Hazen, Arkansas, United States | Bell's AG Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1989 | Schweizer G-164B | Grimes, California, United States | Harold C. Tacker | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 1988 | Pezetel PZL-M-18 | Cheneyville, Louisiana, United States | Vaughn Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1988 | Cessna 210D | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | Tommy R. Nail | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1988 | Cessna 182L | Angola, Louisiana, United States | Lawson G. COX | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1988 | Piper PA-32-300 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Michael W. Guidry | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1988 | Cessna 152 | Slidell, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1988 | Cessna 310B | Ruston, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |