- Date
- July 2, 1989, 21:30 local (Jul 3, 1989, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wannaska, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9438JCessna T188C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890702019449A
- Case key
- 34658
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command did not maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall.
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
The plt was dispensing chemicals for grasshopper control at late dusk. Subsequently, the acft crashed in a steep nose down attitude in a swampy area. During impact, the nose & leading edges of the wings were crushed aft. The fuselage was slightly buckled on the left side, but the empennage was not damaged. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was evident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9438J
- Reported as
- Cessna T188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T18803805T
- Airframe hours
- 1,001
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-T, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Charles T. Lofton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1989 · 113 hours before
- Departed
- Roseau, MN
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.