- Date
- April 15, 1986, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hankamer, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19860415011951A19860415011952A
- Case key
- 21897
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Two Grumman ag cats operated by the same air service collided in mid air. The accident occurred as one was departing and the other was returning to a temporary air strip adjacent to the fields they were fertilizing. Witnesses indicated that both pilot attempted to avoid the other by pulling up. Low cholinerase was found in the toxicological sample of the older pilot, who was the owner of the air service.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8751H
- Reported as
- Grumman G164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1510
- Airframe hours
- 3,182
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-ANI, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Harmon Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 30, 1986 · 30 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N8696H
- Reported as
- Grumman G164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1474
- Airframe hours
- 3,025
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Harmon Air Serivce
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 10, 1986 · 61 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8751H
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N8696H
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 12,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8751H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.