Cessna 188B N9085R

Summary

On 9 August 1999 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N9085R was involved in an accident near Sidney, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 August 1999 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Sidney, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Sidney-Richmond County (SDY)

Coordinates

47.7509, -104.2807

Aircraft

Cessna 188B

Registration

N9085R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA99LA139

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Shortly after departure, the pilot encountered rain showers and thunderstorms and elected to return to the airport. After touchdown, during the landing roll, the aircraft encountered a gust of wind and became uncontrollable. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and unintentionally ground-looped the aircraft. The weather at the time of the accident, as reported by the pilot, was winds from 280 degrees at 14 knots with gusts to 25 knots and rain showers. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the aircraft at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.