- Date
- August 22, 1985, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Meade, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731SMCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850822047859A
- Case key
- 34013
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that when he attempted to climb at the end of a swath run the acft began to mush. The acft was over tall corn and despite the use of full power it would not climb. The acft flew about one mile in the semi-stalled condition and then began to settle. The plt said he attempted to dump the chemical load but the acft settled into the corn and crashed. Density alt at the time of the accident was calculated to be 4800 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731SM
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18803119
- Airframe hours
- 1,114
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Jay Otto Borth
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 7, 1985 · 175 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 66
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 9,852 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 150 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DDC, 30 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 N731SM · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.