NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC89LA129
Registry · N8063K
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER A/C CORP GULFSTREAM AM G-164B
Year of manufacture
1979 · 10 years old at event
Engine
P&W R1340 SERIES (600 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790302
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAFAF2
Registrant of record
CE-AIR INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
UNSUITABLE TERRAIN SELECTED BY THE PILOT. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN LANDING AREA.
Factual narrative
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER RETURNING TO THE STRIP TO RELOAD, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL STRUCK A ROUGH PLACE ON THE RUNWAY, WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO NOSE DOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND & THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1989_MKC89LA129.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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