- Date
- October 15, 1986, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dos Palos, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8450VRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861015048789A
- Case key
- 25321
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Analysis
After departing the field on his last spray application, the aircraft's left wing collided with an antenna guy wire located about 100 feet above the ground. The pilot attempted to return to the airstrip aprx five miles away. However, as he entered into a right bank about one mile from the airstrip the aircraft went out of control and crashed into a plowed field. No guy wire nor any evidence of it was found in or around the aircraft's left wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8450V
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2210R
- Airframe hours
- 6,700
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Milton L. Taylor, doing business as Milt'S Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Milt'S Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 2, 1986 · 10 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- 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
- 16,975 total · 9,500 in this make and model · 16,765 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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