- Date
- July 1, 1984, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dyersville, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9857VCessna 188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840701028589A
- Case key
- 33726
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was over max gross wt by aprx 147 lbs and exceeded the fwd CG limit with a 1200 lb chemical load. During the initial climb at 50-100 ft AGL the acft could not maintain flying speed, stalled, and entered an uncontrolled descent. The acft impacted about 300 yds from the end of the rwy in an OAT field. No effort was made to dump the chem load.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9857V
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1880107
- Airframe hours
- 2,214
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Osman J. Alibasic Aerial Appl.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 4, 1984 · 119 hours before
- Departed
- Dyersville, IA
- Airport
- Dyersville
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 120 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DBQ, 18 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.
Other investigations on N9857V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.