- Date
- March 29, 1986, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Warden, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4736QCessna 188-A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40374
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Analysis
While at cruise, the pilot was distracted and had his head turned when he inadvertently flew into the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4736Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 188-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802503T
- Airframe hours
- 2,637
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Terry Kilmer Corp Dusing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 11, 1986 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- 33WA · Warden, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 7,500 in this make and model · 9,630 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 2 knots, gusting 4
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg