Cessna A188B accident near Pinehurst, GA
On April 23, 2009, a Cessna A188B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pinehurst, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 23, 2009
- Place
- Pinehurst, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.206°N, 83.786°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090423X30732
Official records · ERA09LA258
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On April 23, 2009, about 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N4789Q, operated by A & C Ag Aviation Inc., was substantially damaged while landing at a private airstrip near Pinehurst, Georgia. The certificated commercial pilot was killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the aerial application flight conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137. The flight originated from the private airstrip about 0800. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector stated that after spraying for mosquitoes, the pilot returned for landing. The airplane approached the north runway, a 2,600-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, turf runway. The airplane touched down long, toward the left side of the runway. The airplane traveled off the left side of the runway, impacted bushes, and came to rest inverted. The pilot was wearing harnesses and a helmet, but was found deceased at the scene. A witness, who was flying in the area, knew the accident pilot. The witness stated that the accident pilot was on a left downwind leg for the north runway, and "waved his wings" at the witness's airplane. About 1 minute later, the witness heard the accident airplane engine rev to high rpm and the accident airplane made a "hard" left turn onto final approach. The witness thought that the engine rev and hard turn were uncharacteristic of the accident pilot, as he usually approached very "steady." The witness lost sight of the accident airplane on final approach, but thought that the pilot must have been experiencing some sort of difficultly to
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for undetermined reasons.
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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.
