What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Enroute to spray collided with company S2R N5036X that was returning to base to reloads. (.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, Grumman G164B, N6649K collided with rockwell S2R, N5036X. N6649K was enroute to a field with a full load of spray. N5036X was enroute to a spray loading landing strip to fill up with another load of spray. The airplanes crossed each others paths of flight and collided during cruise flight. Both aircraft crashed with substantial damage and no fire. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ENROUTE TO SPRAY COLLIDED WITH COMPANY S2R N5036X THAT WAS RETURNING TO BASE TO RELOADS. (.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, GRUMMAN G164B, N6649K COLLIDED WITH ROCKWELL S2R, N5036X. N6649K WAS ENROUTE TO A FIELD WITH A FULL LOAD OF SPRAY. N5036X WAS ENROUTE TO A SPRAY LOADING LANDING STRIP TO FILL UP WITH ANOTHER LOAD OF SPRAY. THE AIRPLANES CROSSED EACH OTHERS PATHS OF FLIGHT AND COLLIDED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. BOTH AIRCRAFT CRASHED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO FIRE. BOTH PILOTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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