19790811019049A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm G-164B · Blythe, CA · August 11, 1979

Date
August 11, 1979 · 03:20 local
Place
Blythe, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6728Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DUG51
Reported as
Gulstm G164B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total880 in this make and model220 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Ag pilot hit wires during night spraying activities.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT HIT WIRES DURING NIGHT SPRAYING ACTIVITIES.

NTSB investigation

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