PRATT, KS, USA
N76242
CESSNA 140
THE ACFT STALLED AND CRASHED IN A PLOWED FIELD DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT WHILE DISPENSING WASP EGGS ON A CORN FIELD. THE EGGS WERE CARRIED IN PLASTIC TUBES IN A STYROFOAM ICE CHEST BEHIND THE SEAT AND WERE TRANSFERRED BY THE PLT AS NEEDED TO THE DISPENSER ON THE RIGHT SEAT PAN. A WITNESS SAW THE ACFT AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE ACFT SUDDENLY DROPPED AND CRASHED IN A NOSE LOW, LEFT WING LOW ALTITUDE. IT SLID FOR ABOUT 110 FT BEFORE STOPPING. THE PLT RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES AND DOES NOT REMEMBER THE ACCIDENT DETAILS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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