Schweizer G-164B accident near Wallace, Nebraska, August 8, 2000
On August 8, 2000 at about 1:00 pm local time, a Schweizer G-164B, registered N3629D, was substantially damaged in an accident near Wallace, Nebraska (Wallace Municipal Airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the fractured number three exhaust push rod assembly and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 8, 2000 · about 1:00 pm local time
- Place
- Wallace, Nebraska · Wallace Municipal Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Schweizer G-164B
- Registration
- N3629D · registry record · serial 743B
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The agricultural airplane was returning to the airport after spraying a field when it nosed over during a forced landing. The airplane experienced a mechanical loss of engine power. The number 3 exhaust push rod assembly was found fractured.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 9,942 hours in all; 8,629 in this make and model; 250 in the last 90 days; 180 in the last 30 days; 9,809 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,200 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 293 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,200 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R1340-AN1 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Wallace Flying Service INC.
The flight
- Departed from: 64V NE at 12:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 142°F (61°C), dew point 138°F (59°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:55 pm from LBF, 2 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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