19951016047129A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164B · Lost Hills, CA · October 16, 1995

Date
October 16, 1995 · 09:50 local
Place
Lost Hills, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RQGG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8247K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA012
Reported as
Scwzer G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,000 total11,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Misjudged altitude on course reversal to spray next row. Wing caught in cotton. Aircraft cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGED ALTITUDE ON COURSE REVERSAL TO SPRAY NEXT ROW. WING CAUGHT IN COTTON. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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