Cessna A188B N9364R

Summary

On 3 June 2009 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N9364R, operated by Guy McClary, was involved in an accident near Kingstree, South Carolina, 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

3 June 2009 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Kingstree, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Williamsburg Regional Airport (CKI)

Coordinates

33.7172, -79.8569

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N9364R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Guy McClary

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kingstree → Kingstree

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA319

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was practicing an aerial application flight over a field and successfully sprayed two lines. Then, while turning back to spray a third line, he“pitched the airplane too nose high." The airplane then "lost speed" and subsequently impacted the ground on a 030-degree heading. Winds, recorded at an airport approximately 1 mile from the accident site, about the time of the accident, were from 150 degrees true at 3 knots. No mechanical anomalies were noted with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.