OAKLAND, IA, USA
N8287H
CALLAIR A-9
THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS USING WATER AS THE SPRAY LOAD. HE STATED THAT ABOUT HALF WAY THRU HIS TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION, HE FELT THE A/C GIVE A VERY SLIGHT STALL WARNING. HE SAID THAT HE RELEASED SOME BACK PRESSURE AND ATTEMPTED TO ROLL OUT OF THE BANK BUT THAT IT WAS TO LATE. HE DID NOT JETTISON THE LOAD. THE ACFT HIT A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING, SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE GROUND GOING BACKWARDS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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