- Date
- July 8, 1982, 07:20 local (12:20 UTC)
- Place
- Stevens Point, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9284GCessna 188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820708034219A
- Case key
- 72728
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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
The pilot stated that when he was pulling up from a swath run, he noticed a left spray nozzle was leaking. At the same time, he noticed a person on the porch of a house that he was flying over. As he looked to see if the house and person would be avoided, the aircraft got in a nose high, left-wing-low attitude. Reportedly, he entered a partial stall at about 180 ft AGL. He applied full power and dumped his chemical load; however, he became boxed in by trees up to 100 ft tall. While climbing, the aircraft stalled and crashed into the treetops. The shoulder harness failed during impact and the pilot received facial injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9284G
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18801446
- Airframe hours
- 2,131
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Skytractor Aerial Application
- Registered owner
- Skytractor Aerial Application
- Departed
- Ellis, WI
- Destination
- Ellis, WI
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
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,636 total · 1,156 in this make and model · 90 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 131 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.