- Date
- April 15, 1983, 14:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place
- Modesto, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9961JCessna 188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830415063409A
- Case key
- 23869
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a fence during takeoff and pulled the tailwheel out of the empennage. The plt said the dump valvefailed to work or 'struck' so he could not jettison the load. He felt the need to 'dump' when the acft hit a 'softspot' in the gravel and dirt rwy which was soft and muddy in spots. The acft was loaded with 20 gallons of fuel and 170 gallons of chemicals. After the collision the plt maneuvered back to the rwy and landed without further mishap.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9961J
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18803890T
- Airframe hours
- 88
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- My Ranch Flying Sevice
- Registered owner
- Bill Yandell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 18, 1983
- Airport
- Yandell Ranch, runway 28, 2,640 × ft, gravel
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 5,350 total · 4,492 as pilot in command · 155 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- 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.