- Date
- July 10, 1988, 16:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Garfield, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3525QCessna 188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880710025869A
- Case key
- 7539
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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
Following minor engine maintenance, the plt/mechanic made the test flight. The engine cowling was not installed prior to the flt. Witnesses reported that the acft wheels touched the water of a nearby pond followed by a sharp pull-up into the plt's customary 'loop' prior to landing. The acft did not complete the loop and impacted the ground at a 75 degree nose down attitude. The plt's blood alcohol level recorded by the harris medical lab in fort worth, TX was 176 mg/dl. Although there was evidence of severe coronary artery disease, its relevance to the accident could not be established.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3525Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188 0475
- Airframe hours
- 5,672
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- D&R Spraying Service, doing business as D&R Spraying Service
- Registered owner
- D & R Spraying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1988 · 53 hours before
- Departed
- PVT · Garfield, GA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 6,700 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3525Q · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.