# Accident 20130704012649A: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp GULFSTREAM AM G-164B, Colfax, LA, July 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2013, 09:45 local time
- Place: Colfax, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3HFG
- Location: 31.5192° N, 92.7067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5192&lon=-92.7067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8187K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8187K-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (registry code 3979904, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER A/C CORP GULFSTREAM AM G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130704012649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT WAS SPRAYING A FIELD, MIS-JUDGED HEIGHT OF TREE, HIT A LARGE PECAN TREE. AIRCRAFT WENT SPINNING TO THE RIGHT STRAIGHT DOWN AND HIT THE GROUND. WITNESS PULLED PILOT FROM THE WRECKAGE AND TOOK TO THE HOSPITAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN13LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA394), Jul 4, 2013: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Gulfstream AM G-164B (N8187K), Colfax, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree.

## Other reports on N8187K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820618024189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820618024189A), Jun 18, 1982: Scwzer G164B (N8187K), Beedeville, AR, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff climb. Pilot aborted, dumped load, landed straight ahead, flipped over in muddy field.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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