20260428007949I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Yamaha Motor FAZER R · Napa, CA · April 28, 2026

Date
April 28, 2026 · 07:00 local
Place
Napa, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
8YAG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N131RY
Reported as
Yamaha Motor Fazer R
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Shortly after takeoff, one of the spray tanks detached from the aircraft. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft descended into the vineyard. The event occurred within a short period of time and within a short distance from the takeoff point.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, ONE OF THE SPRAY TANKS DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO THE VINEYARD. THE EVENT OCCURRED WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT.