- Date
- May 26, 1982, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mangham, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6303GCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820526020369A
- Case key
- 71560
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While turning to begin a swath run at about 200 ft AGL, a propeller blade failed and separated. Subsequently, the engine began a severe vibration and also separated. Oil covered the windshield and prevented forward visibility. The pilot reported that he was too busy trying to put out a fire to dump his load. During the forced landing, the aircraft collided with trees, then impacted the ground. A metallurgical examination of the mccauley model P2A36098-8/S90AT-4 propeller, pn 122A34098-4, revealed that it failed from fatigue. The propeller had about 411 hrs total flight time since new.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6303G
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18801186
- Airframe hours
- 1,726
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D23, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Both
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Charles B. Jones
- Registered owner
- Charles B. Jones
- Departed
- Mangham, LA
- Destination
- Mangham, LA
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
- 3,399 total · 2,376 in this make and model · 3,325 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °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.