- Date
- October 14, 1998, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Frisco City, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3093BAyres S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1999
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19981014029019A
- Case key
- 44171
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on climb out resulting in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated he took off with full flaps. He made a left crosswind turn and climbed to 200 feet. He raised the flaps and made a power reduction. The airplane shuddered, he lowered the nose, and added power. The left wing dropped down, the airplane stalled, and collided with the ground.
Factual narrative
On October 14, 1998, at about 1300 central daylight time, an Ayres S2R, N3093B, operating as a 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight, registered to a private owner, crashed in the vicinity of Frisco City, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed by postcrash fire. The commercial pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from a private airport about 5 minutes before the accident.
The pilot stated he took off to the east with full flaps. He made a left crosswind and climbed to 200 feet. He raised the flaps and made a power reduction. The airplane shuddered, he lowered the nose, and added power. The left wing dropped down, the airplane stalled, and collided with the ground.
The FAA stated, "It is my opinion due to the evidence gathered and statements taken that Mr. Casey stalled the aircraft at 200 feet with no altitude to recover."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3093B
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2582
- Engine
- Garrett TPE331-1, 665 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Payton K. Cassey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,356 total · 400 in this make and model · 3,056 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.