Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B accident near Queen Creek, Arizona, September 22, 1983
On September 22, 1983 at about 4:00 pm local time, a Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B, registered N8081K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Queen Creek, Arizona. 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
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 22, 1983 · about 4:00 pm local time · cases in 1983
- Place
- Queen Creek, Arizona
- 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
- N8081K · registry record · serial 555B
- 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 ENG LOST POWER & THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN A SOFT PLOWED FIELD. THE #1 CYLINDER ARTICULATING ROD HAD SEPARATED.
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: 6,207 hours in all; 4,800 in this make and model; 125 in the last 90 days; 125 in the last 30 days; 6,207 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,740 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 27, 1983; 117 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,500 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R1340-AN-1 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: AG Queen Creek AZ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 135° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 90°F (32°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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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N8081K on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: P&W R1340-AN-1 64 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Arizona 2,985 since 1982 · 466 in the last ten years
- Arizona 8,436 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/LAX83FUJ17.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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