Schweizer G-164B N6725K

Summary

On 5 February 2011 at about 17:30 local time, a Schweizer G-164B registered N6725K, operated by Slikker Flying Service Inc., was involved in an accident near Buttonwillow, California, 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

5 February 2011 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Buttonwillow, California, United States

Coordinates

35.4558, -119.5800

Aircraft

Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N6725K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Slikker Flying Service Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Buttonwillow → Buttonwillow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA128

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an irrigation vent pipe.

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 making a low aerial application pass over a field, dispensing smoke to determine wind direction and velocity. The airplane struck a 20-foot-high irrigation vent pipe, which was located in the field that he was working. He proceeded straight ahead and attempted a forced landing on a dirt road immediately next to the field because the engine was losing power. Upon touching down, the right main wheel encountered soft dirt and the airplane nosed over inverted, bending the engine mount and wrinkling the fuselage and vertical stabilizer.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.