Cessna A188A N4401Q

Summary

On 24 October 2015 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna A188A registered N4401Q, operated by Rooster Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Elberta, Utah, 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

24 October 2015 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Elberta, Utah, United States

Coordinates

39.9531, -112.0447

Aircraft

Cessna A188A

Registration

N4401Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1970

Engines

1

Operator

Rooster Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spanish Fork → Spanish Fork

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA027

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to compensate for wind while maneuvering at a low altitude, resulting in a collision with terrain and a postcrash fire.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during an aerial application flight in rolling hills in a canyon, the canyon wind forced the airplane to the ground. The airplane impacted terrain, the pilot egressed from the cockpit without further incident, and a postcrash fire occurred. The airplane was destroyed in the postcrash fire. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.    

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.