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FAA accident report · Cessna A188A · Bremen, ND · July 29, 1995

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Date
July 29, 1995 · 09:00 local
Place
Bremen, ND
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
LMJG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9980G
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA241
Reported as
Cessna A188A
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N9980GRegistered now · Cessna A188AS/N 18800780 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna A188AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Settled on spray run. Tried land full power. Hit fence post. Was well over gross weight. Failed dump load. (-23) the aircraft, operated under FAR 137 for the purpose of chemical application to a field, struck a fence post at the beginning of the first swath run of the day. The density altitude was a fator, as well as the heavily loaded aircraft and the pilots relative inexperience in this aircraft. The aircraft continued into the field, where it crashed and caught fire. The pilot escaped with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

SETTLED ON SPRAY RUN. TRIED LAND FULL POWER. HIT FENCE POST. WAS WELL OVER GROSS WEIGHT. FAILED DUMP LOAD. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED UNDER FAR 137 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CHEMICAL APPLICATION TO A FIELD, STRUCK A FENCE POST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST SWATH RUN OF THE DAY. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS A FATOR, AS WELL AS THE HEAVILY LOADED AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOTS RELATIVE INEXPERIENCE IN THIS AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO THE FIELD, WHERE IT CRASHED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT ESCAPED WITH NO INJURIES.

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 CHI95LA241Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBremen, NDthe pilot's inadequate preflight planning. Deteriating aircraft performance was a factor.Jul 29, 1995 · Destroyed

Other reports on N9980G · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19860527030129ILow Level Operations · Watertown, SDDuring a swath run, the leading edge of the wing hit a tree stump.May 27, 1986 · Minor damage