- Date
- May 21, 1987, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Village, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731YUCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870521015959A
- Case key
- 34264
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After completing several spary swaths, the pilot began another turn for another spray swath. A witness stated that during this right turn, the aircraft initiated a left descending turn and crashed into nearby trees and then burned. Examination found no mechanical problems with either airframe or power plant. Physical evidence at the scene indicated that the propeller was turning at a low RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731YU
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18803269T
- Engine
- Continental IO520D-32, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Standridge Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Standridge Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1987
- Departed
- MLS · Lake Village, AR
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
- 19
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 437 total · 150 in this make and model · 334 as pilot in command · 160 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 80 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.