Schweizer G-164B N3633Q

Summary

On 13 May 2007 at about 23:30 local time, a Schweizer G-164B registered N3633Q was involved in an accident near Colusa, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 May 2007 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Colusa, California, United States

Coordinates

39.1667, -121.8333

Aircraft

Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N3633Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Colusa → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07LA168

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The operator briefed the pilot on the morning of the accident about the field that was scheduled for an application of rice seed. The operator's policy was to fly above the wires. Approximately midday, the operator was assigned the field to drop seed, and assigned the pilot to do the drop. An agricultural commercial pilot witness observed the airplane making the application to the field under the wires. On the second pass, the airplane's vertical stabilizer and rudder struck the wires. The rudder then separated from the airplane. The airplane pitched nose up, stalled, spun approximately three times, and impacted terrain. The airplane was destroyed by post-impact fire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.