LA FERIA, TX, USA
N8184V
CESSNA 188
THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE THAT THE PILOT COULD NOT ARREST. THE PILOT WAS ON HIS FOURTH SPRAYING PASS ON A CORN FIELD WHEN HE FLEW OVER A TREE LINE AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO DESCEND AT A HIGH RATE. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 80 DEGREES WINDS WERE 300 DEGREES, AND THE AIRPLANE HEADING WAS 090 DEGREES. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE, EVEN THOUGH THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER.
THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE PROPER DESCENT RATE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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