- Date
- March 2, 1985, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Dequincy, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5752GCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850302005129A
- Case key
- 21683
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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
En route back to a private air strip, according to the plt, the engine failed. The engine re-started and ran for 2 to 3 seconds before stopping. The aerial application acft flew a forced ldg into pine trees coming to a stop suspended above the ground. Recovery of the wreckage was delayed for several weeks during which time various engine components and the data plate were stolen.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5752G
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18801144T
- Airframe hours
- 1,881
- Engine
- Continental UNKNOWN, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Harold R. Winters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1984 · 10 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.