Schweizer G-164A N8919H

Summary

On 23 August 2000 at about 15:45 local time, a Schweizer G-164A registered N8919H was involved in an accident near Berlin, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 August 2000 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Berlin, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

31.1609, -83.7704

Aircraft

Schweizer G-164A

Registration

N8919H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Norman Park → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA00LA245

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he was engaged in aerial application and was making normal spray runs. He further stated that while turning the aircraft he stalled the wings, and the aircraft became inverted, and he never regained control. He said the aircraft crashed in the cotton field that he had been spraying. He further stated that prior to the accident, he did not experience any mechanical malfunction or failure with the aircraft, or any of its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.