- Date
- July 18, 1988, 19:30 local (Jul 19, 1988, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lambert, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8806QAero Commander S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880718028119A
- Case key
- 32216
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated there were tstrms in the area when he attempted to takeoff on an aerial application flt. He began his takeoff roll from the duster strip & a strong wind gust from the approaching tstrm blew the tail around. The acft came to rest on its belly in an adjacent soybean field. The plt stated the acft had been operating ok.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8806Q
- Reported as
- Aero Commander S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1506R
- Airframe hours
- 6,601
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lambert Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 16, 1988 · 156 hours before
- Airport
- Ag Strip, runway 18, 2,500 × 75 ft, dirt
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
- 51
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,666 total · 229 in this make and model · 6,521 as pilot in command · 209 in the last 90 days · 112 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GWO, 45 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.