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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T188C · Dustin, OK · July 10, 2020

Date: July 10, 2020 · 09:40 local
Place: Dustin, OK
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: G47G
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2690J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20LA271
Reported as: Cessna T188C
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,252 total11,222 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

N2690JRegistered now · Cessna T188CS/N T18803498T · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna T188C Engine modelContinental TSIO-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.

This was an aerial application flight.

According to another company pilot who witnessed the accident, after taking on a load of about 165 gallons of herbicide, the airplane began its takeoff run. After departure, the

Airplane crested a hill and impacted a power pole with the wingtip. It then hit power lines and another pole before coming to rest in a draw. The witness stated that the airplane did not get airborne when it should have. The airplane's left wingtip impacted the first of two power poles about 1,000 ft from the departure end of the turf runway about 25 ft below the top of the pole and between the top and bottom wire. After impact with the first pole and wires, the airplane impacted a

Second pole. The airplane then traveled about 180 ft before it impacted the terrain inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings.

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

ACCORDING TO ANOTHER COMPANY PILOT WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT, AFTER TAKING ON A LOAD OF ABOUT 165 GALLONS OF HERBICIDE, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN ITS TAKEOFF RUN. AFTER DEPARTURE, THE

AIRPLANE CRESTED A HILL AND IMPACTED A POWER POLE WITH THE WINGTIP. IT THEN HIT POWER LINES AND ANOTHER POLE BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A DRAW. THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT GET AIRBORNE WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WINGTIP IMPACTED THE FIRST OF TWO POWER POLES ABOUT 1,000 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE TURF RUNWAY ABOUT 25 FT BELOW THE TOP OF THE POLE AND BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM WIRE. AFTER IMPACT WITH THE FIRST POLE AND WIRES, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A

SECOND POLE. THE AIRPLANE THEN TRAVELED ABOUT 180 FT BEFORE IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN INVERTED, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS.

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 CEN20LA271Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDustin, OKThe pilot’s continued takeoff without ensuring obstacles could be avoided due to his use of a sedating medication, which likely diminished his reaction time and flying performance.Jul 10, 2020 · Substantial damage