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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188 · Alapaha, GA · September 16, 2016

Date: September 16, 2016 · 09:15 local
Place: Alapaha, GA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3547Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA16FA316
Reported as: Cessna A188
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 518 total202 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N3547QRegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2019 · Cessna A188S/N 188-0497 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna A188 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 09/16/2016, about 09:15, aircraft N3547Q a Cessna A188, s/n 188-0497, was destroyed when it impacted the ground while performing agricultural maneuvers in Alapaha, GA. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from berrien county airport (4J2), nashville, GA and was the second run of three for the day according to his ground assistant. The first flight originated at 07:30 that morning from 4J2 and the aircraft returned an hour and fifteen minutes later to be serviced with more chemical and fuel. The assistant states that the pilot claimed that everything seemed good and put 150 gallons of insecticide in the hopper and topped off the fuel. The aircraft departed at 0855. According to two witnesses, they each state that they heard the aircraft flying all around their properties at around 0915 and then they both state that the engine sounded like it stopped and then heard the sound of the impact. Neither witness observed the aircraft in flight.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/16/2016, ABOUT 09:15, AIRCRAFT N3547Q A CESSNA A188, S/N 188-0497, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE PERFORMING AGRICULTURAL MANEUVERS IN ALAPAHA, GA. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BERRIEN COUNTY AIRPORT (4J2), NASHVILLE, GA AND WAS THE SECOND RUN OF THREE FOR THE DAY ACCORDING TO HIS GROUND ASSISTANT. THE FIRST FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 07:30 THAT MORNING FROM 4J2 AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER TO BE SERVICED WITH MORE CHEMICAL AND FUEL. THE ASSISTANT STATES THAT THE PILOT CLAIMED THAT EVERYTHING SEEMED GOOD AND PUT 150 GALLONS OF INSECTICIDE IN THE HOPPER AND TOPPED OFF THE FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AT 0855. ACCORDING TO TWO WITNESSES, THEY EACH STATE THAT THEY HEARD THE AIRCRAFT FLYING ALL AROUND THEIR PROPERTIES AT AROUND 0915 AND THEN THEY BOTH STATE THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT STOPPED AND THEN HEARD THE SOUND OF THE IMPACT. NEITHER WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT.

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 ERA16FA316Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAlapaha, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude during aerial application operations, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and entering an aerodynamic stall and spin.Sep 16, 2016 · Destroyed

Other reports on N3547Q · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19950803031089IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Carlinville, ILEight inches prop blade separated. Landed in cornfield. Fatigue crack failure.Aug 3, 1995 · Minor damage