- Date
- August 14, 1986, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mcadoo, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4851RCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860814039549A
- Case key
- 22122
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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 unfavorable wind conditions during a procedure turn which caused the aircraft to bank excessively. Subsequently, the aircraft descended and impacted the ground. The plt thought the aircraft may have encountered a 'whirlwind.' A witness on the ground thought it had encountered a gust.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4851R
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802370T
- Airframe hours
- 2,265
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D-23, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Mcadoo Flying Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 23, 1985 · 68 hours before
- Departed
- AG · Mcadoo, TX
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
- 2,276 total · 672 in this make and model · 2,193 as pilot in command · 411 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.