- Date
- August 22, 1984, 16:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Eastover, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9270RCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840822042779A
- Case key
- 6297
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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.
Analysis
The acft collided with the ground during a turn-around. The hopper dump valve on the acft was found closed after the accident. The fuel tanks were reportedly full (54 gallon capacity) and 120 gals of benlate, a non-toxic liquid herbicidehad been loaded aboard N9270R prior to departure. The acft was seen in the vicinity of the accident area after it arrived on the scene but no one actually reported seeing the crash or the final swath run. The flt was operated without the assistance of ground personnel. The wreckage path and the position of the wreckage relative to the field were consistent with the pattern expected from a crash following a turn-around maneuver after the pilot made a west-to-east run. No mechanical or physical discrepancies were found that were considered contributory to the accident. All damages noted to the airframe were determined to be impact related. The cage around the plts cockpit was intact revealing no impact damage. Plts seatbelt and shoulder harness hardware was intact. However the fabric belts were consumed by fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9270R
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802198T
- Airframe hours
- 2,450
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D-23, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- W. Ruth Bramlett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 16, 1985 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- St. Charles, SC
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
- 35
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,700 total · 550 in this make and model · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MMT, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.