Cessna T188C accident near Roscoe, TX
On September 26, 1994, a Cessna T188C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Roscoe, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 26, 1994
- Place
- Roscoe, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna T188C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.440°N, 100.540°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02240
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 26, 1994, at 1342 central daylight time, N3106J, a Cessna T188C, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering 3 miles southwest of Roscoe, Texas. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The following is based on three verbal and one written eyewitness' reports: At the completion of the third swath run, the airplane was seen to be flying slowly as it approached some powerlines. The airplane pulled up and entered what appeared to be a hammerhead stall. The left wing dropped and the airplane impacted the ground and caught fire. PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to witnesses, this was the pilot's fifth spraying job, and he had approximately 10 hours as an aerial applicator, all of which was in the airplane make and model. The pilot had applied to the Federal Aviation Administration for an agricultural aircraft operator certificate (14 CFR Part 137) but at the time of the accident, the certificate had not been issued. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The wreckage was aligned on a magnetic heading of 070 degrees. To the east of the wreckage were high voltage power lines on wooden poles. To the west were high voltage transmission lines on steel towers. These power lines were oriented 253 degrees and 073 degrees. There was no evidence of a power line strike. Two parallel ground scars, aligned on a magnetic heading of 115 degrees, terminated at a ground crater. The first scar measured 33 feet in length. The second scar was 20 feet, 6 inches long. The two scars were 5 feet apart. The crater was 8 fe
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED RESULTING IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
