- Date
- June 11, 1980
- Place
- Starkweather, ND · STARKWEATHER, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2087JCessna T188
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800611033019A
- Case key
- 136389
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1823 80/6/11 STARKWEATHER,ND CESSNA T188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 9715 TIME - 0735 N2087J PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STARKWEATHER,ND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1450 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- DRG SWATH RUN NR PWR LN,ACFT DRIFTED RGT,HIT POLE.L X-WND GSTG 18KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2087J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2087JRegistration cancelled Dec 9, 2004 · Cessna T188CAirframe modelCessna T188CEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2087J · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN90LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDevils Lake, NDThe pilot's failure to refuel, resulting in fuel exhaustion. A forced landing in rough terrain is a factor.NTSB DEN82DA136Accident · No injuriesFinal reportStarkweather, NDThe pilot reported that the aircraft fuel tank had run out of fuel, so he added 2 to 3 gallons of av-gas. He said he thought this would be enough fuel to ferry the the aircraft four miles. He took off, and upon reaching about 400 ft AGL, the engine lost…NTSB DEN82DTG05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportDevils Lake, NDThe pilot started a swath run at dusk by crossing under a set of wires. As he crossed under the wires, one of his main gear struck the top of a rock pile. The pilot thought that both of the main gear had failed, and he elected to make a belly landing in a…