- Date
- April 1, 1983, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- St. Augustine, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2541JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830401010779A
- Case key
- 30814
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he had just completed east to west swath runs & turned toward the sun to trim the east side of the field. Also, he reported that his windshield was covered with spray mist which restricted his visibility. Subsequently, he did not see how close he was to a power line. The right wing of the acft struck the power line & the acft crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2541J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 03477T
- Airframe hours
- 17,811
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-2, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Lees C. Inmon
- Registered owner
- Patricia And Lee Inmon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 24, 1983 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- St. Augustine
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 8,000 in this make and model · 8,510 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 64 °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 N2541J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.