- Date
- August 17, 1985, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bainbridge, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731RDCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850817041659A
- Case key
- 31462
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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.
Analysis
The acft stalled during aerial application operations and collided with the ground. The plt said the wind was gusting to 30 KTS and during a steep downwind turn the loaded acft stalled at 100 ft AGL. The plt recommended less steep turns and not operating in high winds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731RD
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1803088T
- Airframe hours
- 1,937
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Swicord,Luther
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 8, 1985 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- Folkstown, GA
- Destination
- N/A
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,061 total · 688 in this make and model · 63 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.