- Date
- August 29, 1983, 17:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Jesup, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5633JCessna A188A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830829044869A
- Case key
- 5968
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was spraying a field that was bordered by tree lines on the north & south edges. While pulling up from a swath run at the south side of the field, the acft hit the top of a pecan tree. Reportedly, after impacting the tree, the acft pitched up, entered a spin & crashed. No preimpact descrepancies of the acft or eng were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5633J
- Reported as
- Cessna A188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18800583
- Airframe hours
- 2,368
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Gabriel J. Eisenstein
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 9, 1983 · 110 hours before
- Departed
- Screven, GA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5633J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.