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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm G-164A · Rehobeth, AL · June 1, 1979

Date
June 1, 1979 · 11:45 local
Place
Rehobeth, AL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7492
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKJ40
Reported as
Gulstm G164A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,870 total312 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Spray pilot failed to see a wire. In trying to go under the wire he flew into the ground.

As the FAA filed it

SPRAY PILOT FAILED TO SEE A WIRE. IN TRYING TO GO UNDER THE WIRE HE FLEW INTO THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.