Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM N425LS
18 September 2008 · Patterson, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 2008 at about 15:00 local time, a Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM registered N425LS, operated by B & S Flyers Inc, was involved in an accident near Patterson, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Patterson, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harry P Williams Memorial (KPTN)
- Coordinates
- 29.7233, -91.3094
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM
- Registration
- N425LS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- B & S Flyers Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Patterson → Patterson
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW08CA235
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable muddy terrain for the forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot had refueled and reloaded chemical and departed the airport en route to his third spray mission of the day when the aircraft lost power. The pilot selected an open field next to the cane field that he intended to spray and set up for his forced landing. When the airplane touched down the wheels sank into the mud and nosed over coming to rest inverted. The pilot was uninjured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and wing struts. The pilot stated in the pilot operator report that water was found in the fuel resupply truck and in the airplane fuel tanks.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2009 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM | Iowa, Louisiana, United States | O Brien Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2010 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B | Blessing, Texas, United States | Fehmel Planes Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2010 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B | Genesee, Idaho, United States | Fountain Flying Service LLC | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2011 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B | Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States | Wilson Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2013 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B | Colfax, Louisiana, United States | Huttos Flying Service LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2013 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B | Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2008 | Piper PA24-260 | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | Mark P Cedar | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2008 | Grumman G-164 | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2008 | Chamberlin Victor Wayne MINIMAX | Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-28-140 | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2008 | Ayres S2R | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2008 | Piper SENECA | Plaquemine, Louisiana, United States | William M. Nuttall | No injuries | - |