Schweizer G-164B-600 accident near Riverton, Wyoming, July 22, 1985
On July 22, 1985 at about 3:45 pm local time, a Schweizer G-164B-600, registered N6825K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Riverton, Wyoming (Riverton Regional airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind 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
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 22, 1985 · about 3:45 pm local time
- Place
- Riverton, Wyoming · Riverton Regional · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Schweizer G-164B-600
- Registration
- N6825K · no longer on the register · serial 500B
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT WAS CROP SPRAYING A FIELD IN A SCHWEIZER AG-CAT ACFT WHEN THE LEFT LANDING WIRE BROKE. THE PLT RETURNED TO RIVERTON, WY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, IN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ACFT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HE INADVERTENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES TOO HARD, CAUSING THE ACFT TO NOSE OVER.
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 land
- Flight time: 1,380 hours in all; 650 in this make and model; 180 in the last 90 days; 1,330 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,531 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 18, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 6,075 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R1340-AN-1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 28, 8,200 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6825K the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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