Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires while maneuvering.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight over a cotton field. While applying the load, the pilot lost awareness of his proximity to obstacles and the airplane collided with a transmission wire. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical fin and rudder, and the pilot subsequently lost control of the airplane. The airplane then impacted a small body of water.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN10CA553 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 21, 2010
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Blessing, Texas
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp GULFSTREAM AM G-164B
- N-number
- N8157K
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 137 (agricultural)
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial application
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.