Incident report
GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G 164B crash near Arrey, New Mexico, United States
serious2018-06-15
Summary
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a hillside during an agricultural application flight while facing the sun.
Incident details
Date
2018-06-15
Location
Arrey, New Mexico, United States
Operator
VALLEY AG AERIAL SERVICES
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗32.8281, -107.2994
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Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries1
SourceNTSB CAROL
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