Cessna 188B N9284G

Summary

On 8 July 1982 at about 12:20 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N9284G, operated by Skytractor Aerial Application, was involved in an accident near Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 July 1982 at 12:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 188B

Registration

N9284G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Skytractor Aerial Application

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ellis → Ellis

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA241

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS PULLING UP FROM A SWATH RUN, HE NOTICED A LEFT SPRAY NOZZLE WAS LEAKING. AT THE SAME TIME, HE NOTICED A PERSON ON THE PORCH OF A HOUSE THAT HE WAS FLYING OVER. AS HE LOOKED TO SEE IF THE HOUSE AND PERSON WOULD BE AVOIDED, THE AIRCRAFT GOT IN A NOSE HIGH, LEFT-WING-LOW ATTITUDE. REPORTEDLY, HE ENTERED A PARTIAL STALL AT ABOUT 180 FT AGL. HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND DUMPED HIS CHEMICAL LOAD; HOWEVER, HE BECAME BOXED IN BY TREES UP TO 100 FT TALL. WHILE CLIMBING, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE TREETOPS. THE SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED DURING IMPACT AND THE PILOT RECEIVED FACIAL INJURIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.