# Accident 20170605008099A: Ag-Cat Corporation G-164B, Tule Lake, CA, June 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2017, 08:30 local time
- Place: Tule Lake, CA
- Airport: Tulelake Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MFAG
- Location: 41.8906° N, 121.3606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8906&lon=-121.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80083, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80083) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ag-Cat G-164B (registry code 1260000, https://openairdocs.org/model/ag-cat-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: AG-CAT CORPORATION G-164B
- Reported engine: TPE-331-1-151G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 1,720 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170605008099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED AFTER DEPARTING O81 HE WAS ENROUTE TO CONDUCT AN ARIEL APPLICATION TO A FIELD. PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AT THE DESIGNATED FIELD HE PERFORMED A LOW PASS ON A WHEAT FIELD HE WAS GOING TO SPRAY LATER. HE STATED HE NOTICED A FELLOW WORKER ON ROAD 102 APPROACHING HIM DRIVING A LARGE TRACTOR TRAILER AND DID A LOW PASS OVER THE VEHICLE. HE STATED HE MISJUDGED HIS HEIGHT AND STRUCK THE TRACTOR ON THE ?OVERSIZE VEHICLE? SIGN ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE AIRPLANES LEFT WHEEL. THE WHEEL THEN STRUCK A 2500 GALLON WATER TANK THEN IMPACTED A JOHN DEER FARM VEHICLES ROOF, WHICH WAS ON THE TRAILER, WHERE THE WHEEL AND GEAR REMAINED IN THE VEHICLE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO O81 AND LANDED ON THE GRAVEL TAXI WAY. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR SEPARATED, AND PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING ALL 3 BLADES.

## 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 GAA17CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA321), Jun 5, 2017: Ag-Cat G 164 (N80083), Tulelake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to perform a low altitude fly-by over ground equipment, which resulted in the airplane striking the equipment.

## Other reports on N80083 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010726038329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726038329A), Jul 26, 2001: Scwzer G164B (N80083), Wallace, NE, No damage. (-23) On July 26, 2001, at approximately 0830 CDT, ag cat G-164B, N80083, sustained substantial damage as a result of the loss of engine power while engaged in…
- [Incident 19980310008169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980310008169I), Mar 10, 1998: Scwzer G164B (N80083), Malden, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: while conducting ground run prior to flight, aircraft tail raised off the ground and continued to rotate forward on its main gear until aircraft…

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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