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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Palouse, WA · April 1, 2011

Date: April 1, 2011 · 11:55 local
Place: Palouse, WA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5851G
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR11LA181
Reported as: Cessna A188B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total21 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N5851GRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Cessna A188BS/N 18801154T · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna A188B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot morgan a. stanton was spraying fertilizer on a field just south of kamiak butte. His turning area was up hill from the field towards the butte. Terrain climbed faster then the aircraft could climb. He struck a tree that caused the loss of control of the aircraft. He struck the ground nose down at nearly a 90 degree right bank.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT MORGAN A. STANTON WAS SPRAYING FERTILIZER ON A FIELD JUST SOUTH OF KAMIAK BUTTE. HIS TURNING AREA WAS UP HILL FROM THE FIELD TOWARDS THE BUTTE. TERRAIN CLIMBED FASTER THEN THE AIRCRAFT COULD CLIMB. HE STRUCK A TREE THAT CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE DOWN AT NEARLY A 90 DEGREE RIGHT BANK.

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 WPR11LA181Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalouse, WAThe pilot did not maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during a low-level aerial application maneuver.Apr 1, 2011 · Substantial damage