- Date
- July 2, 1987, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Rayville, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3239JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870702032129A
- Case key
- 22203
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft had to take off eastbound due to obstructions at the west end of the strip. The six to eight knot wind was variable from a right crosswind to a slight tailwind. Investigation revealed the aircraft's weight exceeded that established by the manufacturer. Liftoff was achieved but the aircraft started settling as soon as it climbed out of ground effect. The descent was arrested but climb could not be re-established before the aircraft contacted high vegetation beyond the end of the runway and descended to the ground. Touchdown was on rough terrain. A combination of high vegetation and rough terrain caused the aircraft to nose down before it stopped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3239J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803620T
- Airframe hours
- 1,630
- Engine
- Continental TSIO520T, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Scs Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Thomason Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 7, 1987 · 100 hours before
- Airport
- Brown'S Strip, runway 9, 2,300 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,921 total · 1,258 in this make and model · 2,921 as pilot in command · 153 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- 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.
Other investigations on N3239J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.