- Date
- March 26, 1983, 16:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Stanfield, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9893VCessna 188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830326011319A
- Case key
- 23655
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Analysis
The rated commercial plt was on a solo instructional flt while in training for aerial application. He stated that before the accident, he had visually checked the fuel load & thought there was sufficient fuel for the flt. He took off, sprayed a load of water, then returned to reload & took off again. When he pulled up from the 4th swath run, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion. During a forced landing, the acft struck a 'concrete ditch.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9893V
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188-0143
- Airframe hours
- 2,427
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Singleton Spray Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · November 4, 1982 · 31 hours before
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
- 378 total · 9 in this make and model · 343 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 345° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.