- Date
- May 19, 1982, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Blue Earth, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9819VCessna A188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820519016709A
- Case key
- 69988
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flagman stated that during the swath run the acft was following the contour of the field. The flagman thought the plt was getting close to the end of the field & was about to call him on the radio when the acft pulled up to about a 45 deg nose high attitude. The left wing then struck a tree. This was the plt's first aerial application job for the season. The plt had practiced aerial application for two hours the day before the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9819V
- Reported as
- Cessna A188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1880069
- Airframe hours
- 1,985
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Blue Earth Flying Service, Inc
- Registered owner
- Blue Earth Flying Service, Inc
- Departed
- 8Y0 · Blue Earth, MN
- Destination
- 8Y0 · Blue Earth, MN
- Airport
- 8Y0
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--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,100 total · 4 in this make and model · 1,050 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 23° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.