- Date
- May 21, 1992, 07:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Redmond, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9990GCessna A188A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920521015599A
- Case key
- 41683
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Probable cause
Proper clearance from objects was not maintained. Factors to the accident were: sunglare, wires, and visual lookout was not possible.
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
During an aerial application flight, the airplane was travelling in an easterly direction for the spray run when the sun momentarily blinded the pilot and the airplane collided with power lines. The pilot then initiated a forced landing in an adjacent field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9990G
- Reported as
- Cessna A188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18800790
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Boyd W. Simmons
- Registered owner
- Boyd W. Simmons
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- S39 · Prineville, OR
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9990G · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.