20151024018449A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188A · Eureka, UT · October 24, 2015

Date: October 24, 2015 · 16:30 local
Place: Eureka, UT
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 8RSG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4401Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA16CA027
Reported as: Cessna A188A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,411 total131 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

N4401QRegistration cancelled Mar 13, 2018 · Cessna A188AS/N 18800801 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna A188A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot lost control during agricultural operations. Aircraft crashed in field, after inpact fire reported. No hazmat on board, pilot was seeding. No injuries to pilot.

While reseeding at about 300 feet AGL, aircraft turned down wind and settled into the ground. Pilot stated that a morning cabyon wind out of the west was pushing downhill.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN FIELD, AFTER INPACT FIRE REPORTED. NO HAZMAT ON BOARD, PILOT WAS SEEDING. NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

WHILE RESEEDING AT ABOUT 300 FEET AGL, AIRCRAFT TURNED DOWN WIND AND SETTLED INTO THE GROUND. PILOT STATED THAT A MORNING CABYON WIND OUT OF THE WEST WAS PUSHING DOWNHILL.

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 GAA16CA027Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportElberta, UTThe pilot's failure to compensate for wind while maneuvering at a low altitude, resulting in a collision with terrain and a postcrash fire.Oct 24, 2015 · Substantial damage