20050905020079A

(-23) On September 05, 2005 at 12:25 local time, a Cessna 188B, N9083G, leased to privacy data omitted (meyers flying service) blythville, Arkansas, piloted by privacy data omitted, an ATP rated pilot, privacy data omitted impacted the ground on the west side of byh runways 180/360 and suffered a post crash fire, fatally injuring the pilot privacy data omitted the sole occupant. Weather conditions were VMC at the time. The pilot privacy data omitted was a resident of privacy data omitted and was in Arkansas flying the above mentioned agricultural aircraft for privacy data omitted contracts for the local boll weevil eradication program. At the time of the accident the pilot privacy data omitted had full fuel and the hopper contained malation. Witness statements (3) explain the pilot privacy data omitted was flying over the runway very low on a heading of 180, possibly checking his instruments and made a climbing right turn and they couldn't see him anymore (he was behind the hangars). At this time privacy data omitted , a local business man, had just landed and had parked his airplane in his hangar. privacy data omitted Got in his car and was driving just north of the hangars when he saw the pilot ^PR^ privacy data omitted in a right turn but was descending and continued into the ground. He told this inspector the fire started immediately and he was there in less than a minute and the pilot privacy data omitted appeared unconscious. He said the fire immediately engulfed the aircraft but he could not get the pilot privacy data omitted out. In conversation with privacy data omitted he told this inspector the engine sounded good and the aircraft had plenty of airspeed and did not stall. Cessna aircraft personnel inspected the aircraft on 9/7/05. Inspection of this aircraft disclosed no discontinuities of flight controls that were visible. Toxology kit was drawn by the deputy coroner.