- Date
- August 2, 1986, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hugoton, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9379GCessna 188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860802037089A
- Case key
- 34226
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The PIC stated that he was flying low and slow in an attempt to observe an acft that had just crashed in an open fld off the departure end of the rwy at Hugoton. The acft was then observed to roll left and descend and impact the gnd about 1/4 mile beyond where the already downed ag acft was spotted. The PIC stated he had no mechanical pblm with the acft during any part of this departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9379G
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18801465
- Airframe hours
- 3,059
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ag Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 6, 1985 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- Hogoton, KS
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 14,900 total · 3,001 in this make and model · 120 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCK, 41 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.