- Date
- May 9, 1986, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Berino, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4491QCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860509037789A
- Case key
- 16959
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reports that he was taking off on his third aerial app flt of the day. He said the wind was from the nw and very light and he was departing to the n. the density alt was calculated to be 5,200 ft. acceleration seemed to be normal until about two thirds of the way down the 2,400 ft long, dirt strip when 'the plane seemed like it suddenly picked up a tail wind.' The plt dumped the load of chem in hopes of getting airborne but the acft did not fly. There is a two ft high levy at the end of the strip and when the main gear hit the levy the acft bounced airborne and then crashed. The eng was examined after the acdt and no evidence was found to explain the reported power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4491Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18800891
- Airframe hours
- 3,827
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D9, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Rio Ag Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 18, 1986 · 72 hours before
- Airport
- runway 36, 2,400 × ft, dirt
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,777 total · 562 in this make and model · 3,581 as pilot in command · 133 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.