Pezetel M18 DROMADER N2620N
17 August 1985 · Wilmot, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 August 1985 at about 23:00 local time, a Pezetel M18 DROMADER registered N2620N, operated by Fred Quandt, was involved in an accident near Wilmot, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wilmot, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- 33.0506, -91.5708
- Aircraft
- Pezetel M18 DROMADER
- Registration
- N2620N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fred Quandt
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wilmot → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC85LA190
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
AT LIFT-OFF FM A PRIVATE AG-STRIP THE PLT EXPERIENCED AN ABRUPT RIGHT YAW. THE PLT STATED HE COMPENSATED WITH LEFT PEDAL TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLT. THE PLT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND DROPPED HIS LOAD OF CHEMICAL DURING WHICH THE ACFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE ACFT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 112 MILE OFF THE AG-STRIP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ONE OF THE SPRAY BOOMS WAS LOCATED JUST A SHORT DISTANCE OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE ACCESORIES WERE LOCATED RIGHT NEAR THE ACFT. THE ENGINE MOUNTING STRUCTURE WAS FOUND SEPARATED. METALLURGICAL TESTS SHOWED FAILURE TO BE FROM OVERLOAD. NO CONTROL FAILURE WAS OBSERVED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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