- Date
- March 23, 1984, 12:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Woodbridge, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7643VAero Commander A-98
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840323008949A
- Case key
- 23945
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt said the acft stalled as he was performing a left climbing turn during aerial application. The acft spun down hitting some oak tree limbs on its way to the ground. The plt had applied all but 200 lbs of his 1450 pounds of ammoniumsulfate.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7643V
- Reported as
- Aero Commander A-98
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1371
- Airframe hours
- 4,260
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-G1C5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Killion Ar Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 16, 1984 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- 103 · Lodi, CA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,723 total · 30 in this make and model · 3,634 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 50 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.
Other investigations on N7643V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.