- Date
- June 27, 1986, 08:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place
- Boise, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9779GCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860627028159A
- Case key
- 40430
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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 object
Object - utility poleFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Nose over
Analysis
The purpose of the flight was to spray thirty gallons of rinse water to clear the spray tanks of chemical. While maneuvering the acft struck power lines and then struck the ground. The acft slid for about 20 feet and then nosed over inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9779G
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18801604T
- Airframe hours
- 4,024
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Flight Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 25, 1986 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- Boise, ID
- Destination
- Caldwell, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 9,600 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 48 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.