- Date
- September 22, 1980
- Place
- Ritzville, WA · RITZVILLE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8093KGulf-Schwzr G-164B
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800922048369A
- Case key
- 127958
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3386 80/9/22 NR.RITZVILLE,WA GULF-SCHWZR G-164B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2085 TIME - 1000 N8093K PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 234 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RITZVILLE,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1910 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SETTLED INTO POWER LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8093K
- Reported as
- Gulf-Schwzr G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8093KRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 1980 · Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164BAirframe modelGulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.