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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Frchld M62A3 · Ozark, AR · May 15, 1995

Date: May 15, 1995 · 12:52 local
Place: Ozark, AR
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1133Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW95LA199
Reported as: Frchld M62A3

N1133ZRegistration cancelled Feb 19, 1997 · Fairchild Funk M-62CF-23BS/N 11 Airframe modelFairchild Funk M-62CF-23B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The airplane was downwind and parallel to a line of trees at tree-top level while in a turnaround maneuver. The wind, according to the pilot, was turbulent downwind of the trees, and may have contributed to a loss of lift while the airplane was in the turn.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRPLANE WAS DOWNWIND AND PARALLEL TO A LINE OF TREES AT TREE-TOP LEVEL WHILE IN A TURNAROUND MANEUVER. THE WIND, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WAS TURBULENT DOWNWIND OF THE TREES, AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO A LOSS OF LIFT WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS IN THE TURN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW95LA199Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOzark, ARThe inadvertent stall while executing the turn to reverse direction during an aerial application flight.May 15, 1995 · Substantial damage