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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer G164B · Rosharon, TX · April 16, 2008

Date: April 16, 2008 · 06:35 local
Place: Rosharon, TX
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: GQFG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8237K
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08LA077
Reported as: Scwzer G164B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,000 total20,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N8237KRegistration cancelled Jan 29, 2018 · Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164BS/N 626-B · Built 1979 Airframe modelGulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was conducting aerial spraying of herbicide on rice field near Rosharon, TX. Witness and pilot report that after executing turn back towards field, aircraft struck guide wire draped between tops of electrical transmission towers causing rapid loss of altitude. Aircraft just cleared highway 288 before crashing into guardrail and continuing across access road before coming to rest in field. Aircraft was destroyed and pilot sustained minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL SPRAYING OF HERBICIDE ON RICE FIELD NEAR ROSHARON, TX. WITNESS AND PILOT REPORT THAT AFTER EXECUTING TURN BACK TOWARDS FIELD, AIRCRAFT STRUCK GUIDE WIRE DRAPED BETWEEN TOPS OF ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION TOWERS CAUSING RAPID LOSS OF ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT JUST CLEARED HIGHWAY 288 BEFORE CRASHING INTO GUARDRAIL AND CONTINUING ACROSS ACCESS ROAD BEFORE COMING TO REST IN FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN08LA077Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAngleton, TXThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout and his failure to maintain clearance from the tranmission lines. A factor in this accident was the unmarked transmission wires.Apr 16, 2008 · Destroyed