- Date
- September 8, 1983, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Luddwici, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73113Cessna 188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 5969
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Performance data - not attainedCause
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Aborted takeoff - not possibleCause
Load jettison - delayedCause
Analysis
The acft crashed into trees and burned during a takeoff attempt on a country road with 120 gallons of aerial spray on board. This was the 1st takeoff after lunch and the plt said the acft seemed'glued to the road'. Seeing that he was going to impact wires he dumped most of his load. The acft made it over the obstacles but started to settle so the plt dumped the remainder of the load. The acft struck the tops of some trees and crashed in a swamp.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73113
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802759T
- Airframe hours
- 2,334
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Richard L. Hilde
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 8, 1983
- Departed
- Ludowici, GA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,820 total · 1,953 in this make and model · 2,738 as pilot in command · 161 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AMC, 35 nm away