- Date
- July 24, 1979
- Place
- Belview, MN · BELVIEW, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2070JCessna 188T
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790724030849A
- Case key
- 134213
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2738 79/7/24 BELVIEW,MN CESSNA 188T CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1677 TIME - 2030 N2070J PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DONNER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELVIEW,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- SHOULDER HARNESS INERTIA REEL FAILED TO CATCH,RESULT,TWO INCH CUT IN PILOT'S HEAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2070J
- Reported as
- Cessna 188T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Donner
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2070J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA91LA150Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRiverton, WYThe pilot did not maintain adequate terrain clearance. A factor to the accident was: poor inflight planning/preparation.NTSB DEN83LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWahpeton, NDThe acft collided with the ground during aerial application turn around. The pilot stated that he looked inside the cockpit during the maneuver to see how much chemical was left. He saw the ground out of the corner of his eye and tried to avoid the collision…