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July 27, 1983 · Cessna 140 · N76242
Pratt, KS
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 27, 1983
Injury Outcomes
1 injury (1 serious injury)
Location
Pratt, KS
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Tail Number
N76242
Injuries
Serious
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
MKC83FA165
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.
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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.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time12:45 CDT
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo
Aircraft
AircraftCessna 140
Tail NumberN76242
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 137
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsContinental · C85 · Reciprocating · 80
Seats2
People & Injuries
Injury Summary1 injury (1 serious injury)
Fatal0
Serious1
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total1
Crew 1Age 38 · Second Class
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind200° @ 20 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point10 C / 0 C
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Weather SourceWIT