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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Liddieville, LA · August 7, 1996

Date: August 7, 1996
Place: Liddieville, LA
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N92917
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA338
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Fatal injuries: 0

N92917Registration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Cessna A188BS/N 18802075T · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna A188B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft would not gain lift after takeoff and crashed in a corn field on departure end of runway. (-23) the pilot reported that he was only able to climb approximately five to ten feet after takeoff. The aircraft settled into a mature corn field at the departure end of the airstrip. The collision with the corn stalks caused the aircraft to impact the ground, nose first, and flip over on its back. The pilot stated that the aircraft was loaded with a typical load that he has flown out of this airstrip for many years. He also stated that he believed that he encountered some "disturbed air" after lift-off, which prohibited the aircraft to climb above the corn crop. The pilot did not jettison the load of chemicals that was carried for the dispensing operation.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT GAIN LIFT AFTER TAKEOFF AND CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD ON DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. (-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO CLIMB APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO TEN FEET AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO A MATURE CORN FIELD AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE COLLISION WITH THE CORN STALKS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND, NOSE FIRST, AND FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH A TYPICAL LOAD THAT HE HAS FLOWN OUT OF THIS AIRSTRIP FOR MANY YEARS. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED SOME "DISTURBED AIR" AFTER LIFT-OFF, WHICH PROHIBITED THE AIRCRAFT TO CLIMB ABOVE THE CORN CROP. THE PILOT DID NOT JETTISON THE LOAD OF CHEMICALS THAT WAS CARRIED FOR THE DISPENSING OPERATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW96LA338Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinnsboro, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and altitude/clearance during the takeoff. A factor was the density altitude.Aug 7, 1996 · Substantial damage