Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B N8150K

Summary

On 18 August 2010 at about 15:00 local time, a Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B registered N8150K, operated by Fountain Flying Service LLC, was involved in an accident near Genesee, Idaho, 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.

Date

18 August 2010 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Genesee, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

46.6081, -116.8178

Aircraft

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

Registration

N8150K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fountain Flying Service LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Genesee → Genesee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA410

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during low-altitude maneuvering.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during an aerial application flight he was spraying a mature wheat field along north-facing hillsides. As the pilot finished his last pass, he flew west along the steep hillsides. A strong gust of wind struck the airplane and the left wing dropped into the wheat. Subsequently, the airplane spun and cartwheeled in the wheat field before coming to a rest; the fuselage and empennage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.