# NTSB SEA80FYP40: Gulf-Schwzr G-164B, N8093K, Ritzville, WA, September 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1980
- Place: Ritzville, WA · RITZVILLE, WA
- Location: 47.1230° N, 118.3753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ritzville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1230&lon=-118.3753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80FYP40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8093K-1980-11-12), registration cancelled 1980-11-12, S/N 558B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULF-SCHWZR G-164B
- Registry model: [Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (registry code 3979904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800922048369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800922048369A), Sep 22, 1980: Gulstm G164B, Ritzville, WA, Destroyed. Struck wires & ground on rising terrain on swath run turn-around. Misjudged airplane performance.

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.

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