- Date
- March 10, 1983, 16:28 local (Mar 11, 1983, 00:28 UTC)
- Place
- Delhi, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N731JKCessna 188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830310074559A
- Case key
- 23637
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he had been spraying fertilizer in the area all day. While taking off from a strip surrounded by trees, the acft climbed above the treetops, then began to settle. Subsequently, it crashed into almond trees & burned. The plt stated that the eng was developing full power, but a wind shift occurred at about the time he began his takeoff roll. The wind was reported from 180 deg at 3 gusting 8 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731JK
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Albin P. Bettencourt
- Airport
- Private Strip
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
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,389 total · 271 in this make and model · 4,124 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.