- Date
- August 24, 1985, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Farmville, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4830QCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850824040199A
- Case key
- 11147
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that while making his third swath run over a field, the engine started to run rough. He stopped spraying and attempted to gain altitude, but the roughness increased. Shortly thereafter, the manifold pressure dropped and he was unable to keep the aircraft flying. As he prepared to dump the chemicals, the aircraft crashed. It was destroyed by impact with trees & the terrain. An exam revealed there was a carbon residue on the distributor of the left magneto and evidence of arcing between the #5 and #6 distributor terminals.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4830Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802566T
- Airframe hours
- 1,889
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D-23, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Barber Spraying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 18, 1985 · 221 hours before
- Departed
- WLL · Farmville, VA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 100 in this make and model · 522 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.