- Date
- September 10, 1985, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bascom, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9742GCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850910047189A
- Case key
- 31464
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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.
In flight collision with object
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The acft collided with a pecan tree during a spray operation the plt said he should have been more attentive to the operation of the acft and the environment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9742G
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18801583T
- Airframe hours
- 2,678
- Engine
- Continental 10-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- John Patrick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1985 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- Malone, FL
- Destination
- Malone, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,160 total · 370 in this make and model · 1,089 as pilot in command · 105 in the last 90 days · 34 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DHN, 27 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.