- Date
- August 9, 1982, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Altheimer, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2881JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820809035319A
- Case key
- 69752
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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 he encountered turbulence while flying under a power line during a crop spraying operation. The left wing pitched-up and struck the power line and the aircraft went into an uncontrolable left bank. He reduced power and landed in a bean field, striking the ground in a left wing nose-first attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2881J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803556T
- Airframe hours
- 7
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- George C. Patterson
- Registered owner
- Jerry'S Flying Service
- Departed
- AR06 · Wabbaseka, AR
- Destination
- ONO · Ontario, OR
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 12,852 total · 7 in this make and model · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 192 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.