Aviation Accident Summary ATL89DKJ09

PRATTVILLE, AL, USA

Aircraft #1

N9318G

CESSNA 188B

Analysis

DURING AN AG APPLICATION FLT, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND CRASHED. A WITNESS RPRTD THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL ENG SOUNDS AND THE PLT'S FLT MANEUVERS APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. NO PREIMPACT PART MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND.

Probable Cause and Findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES).

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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