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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 188 · Polson, MT · May 26, 2015

Date
May 26, 2015 · 12:30 local
Place
Polson, MT
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53141
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA15CA089
Reported as
Cessna 188
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
488 total110 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Pilot performing a left-to-right "teardrop" maneuver while performing linear aerial agricultural spraying applications, stalled, and impacted the ground in rising terrain.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PERFORMING A LEFT-TO-RIGHT "TEARDROP" MANEUVER WHILE PERFORMING LINEAR AERIAL AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING APPLICATIONS, STALLED, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN RISING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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