- Date
- January 26, 1982, 12:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Muskogee, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9413GCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71806
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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 made two passes to survey the field to be sprayed. He stated that on his third pass, he pulled up, made a shallow left turn, leveled off, and started looking to the right for obstructions. Reportedly, the aircraft started into a 10 degree dive at that time. The pilot reported that he reached for the trim and started pulling back on the stick, but the aircraft continued into a steep dive and crashed. No malfunction was found that would account for the reported control problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9413G
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 9413G
- Airframe hours
- 2,961
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D23, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Home Spray Co.
- Registered owner
- Home Spray Co.
- Departed
- Muskogee, OK
- Destination
- Muskogee, OK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 24,700 total · 610 in this make and model · 24,000 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 95 °F