- Date
- May 20, 1982, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Knobel, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4439JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820520017439A
- Case key
- 71282
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that during his swath run the engine seemed to hesitate. While checking the engine the pilot collided with a levee and the landing gear separated from the aircraft. The pilot made a forced landing in an adjacent field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4439J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803737T
- Airframe hours
- 352
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-T, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Loie D. Fraine
- Registered owner
- Loie D. Fraine
- Departed
- Knobel, AR
- Destination
- Knobel, AR
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 451 total · 62 in this make and model · 389 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 16 statute miles
- Temperature
- 160 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.