Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B accident near Eagle Lake, Texas, July 12, 2004
On July 12, 2004 at about 11:04 pm local time, a Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B, registered N8222K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Eagle Lake, Texas (Private 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 loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 12, 2004 · about 11:04 pm local time · cases in 2004
- Place
- Eagle Lake, Texas · Private · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B
- Registration
- N8222K · registry record · serial 617B
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During takeoff initial climb, at an altitude of approximately 30 feet above ground level, the engine lost power. The 29,365-hour pilot initiated a forced landing to a rice field adjacent to the runway. During the landing roll, the airplane's main landing gear sunk into the mud, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the 600-horsepower engine revealed two cylinders would not "hold compression." The reason for the reported loss of engine power was undetermined.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 27,940 hours in all; 15,000 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 27,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 11,000 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 1, 2004
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340-AN1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Eagle Lake TX at 11:04 pm
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observation at 10:53 pm from SGR, 35 miles away
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 N8222K the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N8222K on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340-AN1 64 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,244 since 1982 · 1,062 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,976 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N8222K 3 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/FTW04LA182.json.
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