Collision with terrain involving a Cessna A188B/A1, VH-KLV, 2 km north of Blyth, South Australia, on 8 October 1997

The pilot of the C188 aircraft was carrying out spraying operations 12 km West of Clare. Due to his low experience level on the C188, the pilot was operating with a reduced internal chemical load of 600 litres rather than the maximum 757 litres. The pilot advised that on entry to a procedure turn at the completion of the fourth spray run he encountered excessive sink due to a tailwind.

The pilot attempted to arrest the sink rate by dumping the remaining chemical load and applying full power, however, due to late manoeuvering to avoid power lines this proved unsuccessful, and the aircraft impacted the ground left wing low. The pilot vacated the aircraft having suffered minor injuries in the accident.