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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Huntsville, AL · June 15, 1995

Date
June 15, 1995 · 10:55 local
Place
Huntsville, AL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RFBG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5621G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL95LA110
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total300 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Encountered downdraft after clearing a ridge on pullup from swath run. Unable to arrest descent. Prior impact.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AFTER CLEARING A RIDGE ON PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN. UNABLE TO ARREST DESCENT. PRIOR IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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