- Date
- July 14, 1982, 14:05 local (19:05 UTC)
- Place
- Graceville, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3690XAero Commander S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820714028949A
- Case key
- 70856
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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 was on an aerial application flight to a field with power lines alongside. The wind was reported to be from the southeast a 6, gusting 11 KTS. The pilot said that he encountered "dead air" while he was in his fourth porcedure turn. Due to the proximity of the power lines, he added power and steepened his turn. Subsequently, the plane stalled and the left wing contacted the ground. The aircraft cartwheeled and was damaged beyond economical repair.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3690X
- Reported as
- Aero Commander S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1908R
- Airframe hours
- 2,550
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Graceville Air Service
- Registered owner
- Graceville Air Service
- Departed
- Graceville, MN
- Destination
- Graceville, MN
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
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,722 total · 1,933 in this make and model · 88 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.