- Date
- September 30, 1988, 09:06 local (16:06 UTC)
- Place
- Dixon, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N21871Cessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880930042429A
- Case key
- 25772
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt had completed aerial application of a field several miles south. Witnesses heard sounds of acft. One witness observed acft briefly inverted and 'out of control.' Acft impacted open field upright, wings level and nose down. Fire ensued. No evidence found of malf or failure in structure, flight controls, powerplant or systems. The in acft hopper was empty of chemicals and the operator had no explanation for the acft being at the acc location.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21871
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18801089
- Airframe hours
- 4,912
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joslin, William D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 26, 1987 · 220 hours before
- Departed
- Dixon, CA
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,250 total · 600 in this make and model · 1,200 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.