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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164D · Gueydan, LA · May 22, 2023

Date: May 22, 2023 · 10:00 local
Place: Gueydan, LA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: V3FG
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8331K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA197
Reported as: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Gulfstream AM G-164D
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,000 total900 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N8331KRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2026 · Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164DS/N 16D · Built 1980 Airframe modelGulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164D Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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The aircraft had 100 h inspection completed early may 2023. There is an modification installed on the aircraft with an oversized hopper.

The aircraft just finished filling the hopper with fertilizer and turned down the runway of a private grass strip to take off. The aircraft had not left the ground when it's wing collided with another aircraft that was landing. The aircrafts' wings collided and the aircraft spun 180 degrees. Both aircraft had comms on board but were not used prior to attempting to take-off.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT HAD 100 H INSPECTION COMPLETED EARLY MAY 2023. THERE IS AN MODIFICATION INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT WITH AN OVERSIZED HOPPER.

THE AIRCRAFT JUST FINISHED FILLING THE HOPPER WITH FERTILIZER AND TURNED DOWN THE RUNWAY OF A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP TO TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT LEFT THE GROUND WHEN IT'S WING COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT WAS LANDING. THE AIRCRAFTS' WINGS COLLIDED AND THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES. BOTH AIRCRAFT HAD COMMS ON BOARD BUT WERE NOT USED PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO TAKE-OFF.

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 CEN23LA197Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGueydan, LAThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other resulting in a collision on the airstrip. Contributing was the pilots’ failure to announce their intentions over their radios as they were taking off and landing.May 22, 2023 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N8337KGulfstream-Schweizer A/C Gulfstream AM G-164DAccident 20230522004292A · Destroyed

Other reports on N8331K · 1

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

Accident 19920514018929AForced/Precautionary Landing · Welsh, LAExplosion on takeoff with smoke and flame in cockpit. Engine seized. Crash landed. Turbine blades were released.May 14, 1992 · Substantial damage