# NTSB ATL83FKG11: Cessna A188A, N5633J, Jesup, GA, August 29, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: August 29, 1983, 17:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place: Jesup, GA
- Coordinates: 31.660858, -81.930343 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6609&lon=-81.9303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83FKG11
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5968/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKG11

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - pull-up - delayed, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5633J-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 18800583, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18800583
- Airframe hours: 2368
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830829044869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830829044869A), Aug 29, 1983: Cessna 188B, Jesup, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit tree and crashed during pull up at the end of a swath run.

## Other investigations on N5633J (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA78DYM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM37), Jun 28, 1978: Cessna 188A (N5633J), Enterprise, OR, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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