Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN13LA394 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 4, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Colfax, Louisiana
- Highest injury
- Minor
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp GULFSTREAM AM G-164B
- N-number
- N8187K
- 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.