- Date
- August 21, 1987, 19:00 local (Aug 22, 1987, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Basin, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N72414Cessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870821049949A
- Case key
- 17070
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was taking off on a private, 2300 ft, dirt, ag strip with a load of chemicals. The arpt elev was 4185 ft & the rprtd temp was 74 deg. The plt said the wind was calm when he began his takeoff roll, but about 3/4 of the way down the rwy, the acft encountered a sudden gust of wind. Also, he said there were cumulus clouds in the vcnty & the gust was from the tail of the acft. At that point, he was committed either to cont the takeoff or to hit a ditch at the end of the rwy. He elected to cont the takeoff. The acft became airborne, but it stalled & crashed about 1/2 mi from the strip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72414
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188019471
- Airframe hours
- 2,300
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Peter C. Reinschmidt
- Registered owner
- Peter C Reinschmidt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 29, 1987 · 140 hours before
- Airport
- Private
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- WRL, 60 nm away
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 N72414 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.