- Date
- July 18, 1983, 22:10 local (Jul 19, 1983, 05:10 UTC)
- Place
- Calipatria, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4463QCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23788
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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 acft made a hard landing in a cotton field during a crop dusting operation after buffeting was felt in a turn. The pilot thought he was stalling in vortex turbulence from another acft in front of him. A toxic load of suprecide was dumped before the pilot landed in the cotton field. The pilot also said that even though some power was available the power did not increase when he added more throttle. He stated that he made a precautionary landing in the level field. An examination of the engine revealed valve train continuity, the magnetos sparked, and differential compression was good there no fuel contamination. No conditions were found that would prevent normal operation of the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4463Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18800863
- Airframe hours
- 3,461
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D9, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ben-Co Cstm. Aerial Applicator
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 8, 1983 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- CLR · Calipatria, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- 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
- 5,036 total · 1,309 in this make and model · 4,857 as pilot in command · 185 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 225° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg