Cessna 188B N9254R
28 June 1985 · Waskish, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 June 1985 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N9254R, operated by Warren Torgeson, was involved in an accident near Waskish, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waskish, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.0607, -93.8397
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188B
- Registration
- N9254R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Warren Torgeson
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waskish → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA261
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT THE PLT COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT. WHILE HE WAS DUMPING THE CHEMICAL LOAD THE ACFT STRUCK TREES, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE PLT WAS NOT PROPERLY CERTIFICATED TO FLY UNDER FAR PART 137.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1985 | Cessna 188A | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Cessna 188 | Osage City, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1985 | Cessna 188B | Lodi, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1985 | Cessna 188 | Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1985 | Cessna 188 | Dry Creek Mine, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1984 | Cessna 188B | Salome, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Duluth, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Dec 1985 | Learjet 35A | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Jan 1985 | Stinson 108-1 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft 58 | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1985 | Champion 7EC | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |