- Date
- March 19, 1992, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Edna, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N53084Boeing A-75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920319006879A
- Case key
- 18462
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane and the subsequent stall. A factor was the pilot's diversion of attention.
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
During day practice spraying operations, the pilot diverted his attention to another airplane making a takeoff to his rear. As he watched the other airplane, he applied aft control pressure, stalled the aircraft, and impacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53084
- Reported as
- Boeing A-75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-3907
- Airframe hours
- 4,070
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Bradley Woodward
- Registered owner
- Bradley Woodward
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 21, 1991 · 4 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 420 total · 37 in this make and model · 357 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSX, 27 nm away
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 N53084 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.