- Date
- October 5, 1982, 13:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Sparta, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2892JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821005051559A
- Case key
- 72660
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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
Witnesses observed a normal climb out, but as the acft cleared trees the plt began jettisoning the load. The plt stated that about 1/2 mi from the departure end of rwy 6 the acft seemed to mush & then descend into the trees. The wind at grand rapids, 20 mi south, was 170/06. The plt was operating his own acft to spray his own orchard.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2892J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3567T
- Airframe hours
- 133
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-T, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Edward Pitsh
- Registered owner
- Edward Pitsh
- Departed
- 8D4 · Sparta, MI
- Destination
- 8D4 · Sparta, MI
- Airport
- 8D4 · Sparta, runway 6
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,110 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 171 °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.