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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm G164B · Ritzville, WA · September 22, 1980

Date
September 22, 1980 · 10:00 local
Place
Ritzville, WA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8093K
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80FYP40
Reported as
Gulstm G164B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,085 total234 in this make and model65 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.

Struck wires & ground on rising terrain on swath run turn-around. Misjudged airplane performance.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES & GROUND ON RISING TERRAIN ON SWATH RUN TURN-AROUND. MISJUDGED AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE.

NTSB investigation

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