What happened
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Unable to sustain flight on climbout. Nosed over landing. No ag operating certificate. Gross weight not reported. (-23) on July 13, 1997, at 1410 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna A188B, N9746G, operated by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage when on initial climb the airplane could not maintain altitude. The pilot set the airplane down in a field where during the subsequent landing attempt, the airplane nosed over. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aerial application flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 137. A flight plan was not on file. The pilot reported no injuries. The local flight originated at Aitkin, Minnesota, at 1410 CDT.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER LANDING. NO AG OPERATING CERTIFICATE. GROSS WEIGHT NOT REPORTED. (-23) ON JULY 13, 1997, AT 1410 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA A188B, N9746G, OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ON INITIAL CLIMB THE AIRPLANE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT SET THE AIRPLANE DOWN IN A FIELD WHERE DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING ATTEMPT, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT ON FILE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AITKIN, MINNESOTA, AT 1410 CDT.
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