Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B N8187K

Summary

On 4 July 2013 at about 14:45 local time, a Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B registered N8187K, operated by Huttos Flying Service LLC, was involved in an accident near Colfax, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 July 2013 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Colfax, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

31.5192, -92.7067

Aircraft

Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B

Registration

N8187K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Huttos Flying Service LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alexandria → Alexandria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA394

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the aerial application flight, the pilot was applying herbicide to a field. The pilot stated that he misjudged the height of a tree on the northwest corner of the field. The airplane hit the tree, rolled inverted, and then impacted the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.