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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A-188B · Crawford, MS · February 25, 1984

Accident · Serious injuriesFinal report

Date: February 25, 1984, 13:20 local (19:20 UTC)
Place: Crawford, MS
Injuries: 1 serious
Damage: Destroyed
Phase of flight: Maneuvering
Aircraft: N731RJCessna A-188B
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19840225005299A
Case key: 6321

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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.

Loss of control - in flightManeuvering - aerial application

Maneuver - initiatedPilot in command

Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

Stall - inadvertentPilot in commandCause

In flight collision with objectDescent - uncontrolled

Object - tree(s)Factor

Object - wire,transmissionFactor

In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

The acft stalled during an aerial application turn-around. Before recovery from the stall, the acft collided with trees, a power line and the ground. No evidence of a preimpact malfunction was found or reported.

Aircraft

Registration: N731RJ
Reported as: Cessna A-188B
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 188030937
Engine: Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Destroyed
Fire: On-Ground
Flight: Aerial application · Part 137
Registered owner: Lowry Flying Service
Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
Last inspection: Annual · February 10, 1984 · 60 hours before
Departed: Crawford, MS

N731RJRegistration cancelled Feb 1, 1990 · Cessna A188BS/N 18803093T Airframe modelCessna A188B

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 54
Certificate: Commercial
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat: Front
Flight hours: 14,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 60 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 180° at 3 knots
Visibility: 10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 7 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19840225005299ACessna A188B · Crawford, MSAg pilot stalled his aircraft in a turn around. Struck trees and wires prior to ground impact. Aircraft burned.Feb 25, 1984 · N731RJ · Destroyed