- Date
- March 31, 1982, 17:00 local (Apr 1, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Carter, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N731ATCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820331007439A
- Case key
- 70148
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The owner reported that the pilot landed on a road in a crosswind condition. The purpose for landing was to reload for fertilizer application. After touchdown, the aircraft ran off the road and flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731AT
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802750T
- Airframe hours
- 1,115
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Wm. Flohse
- Registered owner
- Wm. Flohse
- Departed
- Carter, MT
- Destination
- Carter, MT
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
- 63
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 11,500 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Temperature
- 126 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.