- Date
- June 18, 1984, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Elkton, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N8233GCessna C-188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840618044349A
- Case key
- 30999
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft departed the farm grass strip for a spray mission estimated to take about 20 minutes. When the aircraft failed to return the pilots business partner started looking for the aircraft and pilot. The aircraft was found about one and one half mile from the departure airport. There were no known witnesses and the pilot was severly burned and could not speak. However when asked if he had engine, propeller or flight control problems, he shook his head negative.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8233G
- Reported as
- Cessna C-188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18801260T
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Leo V. Walden
- Registered owner
- Terry Bosserman, Sr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1984
- Departed
- Elkton, FL
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 10,000 in this make and model · 400 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAX, 15 nm away
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 N8233G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.