- Date
- June 7, 1986, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Magnolia Spring, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9105RCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860607081549A
- Case key
- 7127
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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
During a spray run the plt attempted to climb over a tall tree, the acft failed to clear the tree which was contacted with the right wing. The acft then crash landed in a field. The acft was observed to stagger during several turns earlier in the operation. No mechanical problems were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9105R
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802119T
- Airframe hours
- 2,780
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D-23, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lipscomb Aerial Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1986 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- AL51 · Magnolia Spring, AL
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,606 total · 1,447 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOB, 39 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.