- Date
- June 30, 1984, 12:48 local (16:48 UTC)
- Place
- Americus, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9059NAero Commander S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840630052159A
- Case key
- 6558
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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
According to the plt, he had maneuvered to finish spraying a field & was descending on a trim run when the eng coughed/hesitated. He stated that he became distracted by the problem & before he realized it, the acft was converging on trees. He turned the acft to the right, but the plane crashed into the trees & burned. The airframe & eng were destroyed by the fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9059N
- Reported as
- Aero Commander S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1557R
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- P&W 1340AN1, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Terry Musselwhite
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 12, 1984 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- ACJ · Americus, 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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,150 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.