Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B N8237K

Summary

On 16 April 2008 at about 11:40 local time, a Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B registered N8237K was involved in an accident near Angleton, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 April 2008 at 11:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Angleton, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.1772, -95.4356

Aircraft

Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N8237K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Danbury → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN08LA077

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and his failure to maintain clearance from the tranmission lines. A factor in this accident was the unmarked transmission wires.

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

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The pilot was spraying a herbicide on a rice field. He pulled up to make a turn and reverse direction to making another pass when the airplane struck two wires at the top of unmarked transmission lines. The airplane crossed a highway and impacted into an adjacent field, destroying the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.