- Date
- May 25, 1981
- Place
- White Lake, SD · WHITE LAKE, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2559JCessna T188C
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810525028479A
- Case key
- 125291
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3142 81/5/25 NR.WHITE LAKE,SD CESSNA T188C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0845 N2559J PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 29, 2090 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1565 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLANKINTON,SD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 65 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- LNDD DOWHILL ON ROAD W R X-WND.GRAVEL ON ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2559J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2559JRegistered now · Cessna T188CAirframe modelCessna T188CEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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