Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B accident near Pantego, North Carolina, August 29, 2008
On August 29, 2008 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B, registered N8137K, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Pantego, North Carolina (Private Strip airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll out.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 29, 2008 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Pantego, North Carolina · Private Strip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B
- Registration
- N8137K · registry record · serial 580B
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot stated that while en route to perform an aerial application, he aborted the flight due to weather, and returned to the private airfield from which he departed. On landing, the airplane touched down fast, encountered a bump during the landing roll out, and veered to the left. The pilot applied the brakes, and then "lost directional control" of the airplane. The airplane went off the left side of the runway colliding with a "field ditch," which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during landing (landing roll)
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Terrain › (general) › Not specified
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 8,324 hours in all; 6,500 in this make and model; 100 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days; 7,585 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: April 1, 2007
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: sngl
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 9,145 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 1, 2008; 116 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,800 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney 1340-AN-1 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Dreamstreet Aviation Inc
The flight
- Departed from: NONE Pantego NC at 8:15 pm
- Destination: NONE Pantego NC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 180, 5,000 ft by 90 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 12 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,900 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.87 inHg
- Observation at 8:54 pm from ECG, 75 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
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