What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Collided with company G164B while returning reload. Company N6649K enroute to spray field with full load. (.4)the two agricultural airplanes collided in flight, and subsequently impacted terrain. Both aircraft were substantially damaged, and the pilot of each aircraft was fatally injured. The G-164B was heading to a job site with a load and the S-2R was returning from a job site empty. Visual meteorological conditions (clear skies and 30 miles visibility) prevailed. There were no witnesses to the crash. Evidence developed during on-scene investigation by FAA inspectors indicated that at the time of the collision, the S-2R was heading generally northeast and the G-164B was heading generally southeast. U.S. Naval observatory astronomical data indicated that at Burley at 0800 on July 16, the azimuth of the sun was 076.9 degrees true, at an altitude of 17.6 degrees. (-23)during agricultural spraying operations,rockwell S2R, N5036X collided with Grumman G164B, N6649K. N5036X was enroute to a spray loading landing strip to fill ou with another load of spray. N6649K was enroute to a field with a full load of spray. The airplanes crossed paths of flight and collided during cruise flight. Both aircraft crashed with substantial damage but no fire. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
COLLIDED WITH COMPANY G164B WHILE RETURNING RELOAD. COMPANY N6649K ENROUTE TO SPRAY FIELD WITH FULL LOAD. (.4)THE TWO AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANES COLLIDED IN FLIGHT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TERRAIN. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT OF EACH AIRCRAFT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE G-164B WAS HEADING TO A JOB SITE WITH A LOAD AND THE S-2R WAS RETURNING FROM A JOB SITE EMPTY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (CLEAR SKIES AND 30 MILES VISIBILITY) PREVAILED. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE CRASH. EVIDENCE DEVELOPED DURING ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION BY FAA INSPECTORS INDICATED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, THE S-2R WAS HEADING GENERALLY NORTHEAST AND THE G-164B WAS HEADING GENERALLY SOUTHEAST. U.S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY ASTRONOMICAL DATA INDICATED THAT AT BURLEY AT 0800 ON JULY 16, THE AZIMUTH OF THE SUN WAS 076.9 DEGREES TRUE, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 17.6 DEGREES. (-23)DURING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS,ROCKWELL S2R, N5036X COLLIDED WITH GRUMMAN G164B, N6649K. N5036X WAS ENROUTE TO A SPRAY LOADING LANDING STRIP TO FILL OU WITH ANOTHER LOAD OF SPRAY. N6649K WAS ENROUTE TO A FIELD WITH A FULL LOAD OF SPRAY. THE AIRPLANES CROSSED PATHS OF FLIGHT AND COLLIDED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. BOTH AIRCRAFT CRASHED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT NO FIRE. BOTH PILOTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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