- Date
- August 15, 1985, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Floydada, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9964JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850815038839A
- Case key
- 21828
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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 plt stated he failed to see a metal stand pipe in the cotton field. The acft collided with the stand pipe and flipped inverted. Residue of the spraying chemical was observed on the windscreen after the accident. This residue restricted forward visibility from the cockpit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9964J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803893T
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-T, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Kenneth R. Jackson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 27, 1985 · 138 hours before
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,337 total · 414 in this make and model · 1,146 as pilot in command · 153 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 2 knots, gusting 2
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.