- Date
- August 21, 1980
- Place
- Virginia Beach, VA · VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N731MGCessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800821037139A
- Case key
- 129127
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2422 80/8/21 VIRGINIA BEACH,VA CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0610 N731MG PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 34, 5067 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PONGO STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VIRGINIA BEACH,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- UN TO CLB AFTER TKOF.FND FLAPS AT 5DEG,OPTIMUM FLAPS FOR TKOF,20DEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731MG
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pongo Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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