MIA84LA080

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T-188 · Arcadia, FL · February 15, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
February 15, 1984, 11:24 local (16:24 UTC)
Place
Arcadia, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9932JCessna T-188
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840215003429A
Case key
31080

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Analysis

The plt was maneuvering at low alt and low airspeed during aerial application. During a steep (80 bank) the acft stalledand crashed.

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - in flightManeuvering - aerial application
Judgment - poorPilot in commandCause
Maneuver - excessivePilot in commandCause
Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Stall - uncontrolledPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Aircraft

Registration
N9932J
Reported as
Cessna T-188
Category
Airplane
Serial number
T-18803868T
Airframe hours
161
Engine
Continental TSIO-520, 320 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Aerial application · Part 137
Registered owner
Lloyd H Rawls
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Restricted (Special); Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · July 13, 1983
Airport
None

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
30
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Flight hours
4,500 total · 4,480 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
100° at 5 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
73 °F, dew point 59 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
FMY, 18 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.