ATL80FLJ19

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188B · Rowland, NC · July 31, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 31, 1980
Place
Rowland, NC · ROWLAND, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9623GCessna 188B
Status
Completed · report October 17, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800731031839A
Case key
129573

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2064  80/7/31    ROWLAND,NC          CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1216
        TIME - 1415                    N9623G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROWLAND,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: GOVERNORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   55                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  150                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PROP GOV CTL ASSY P/N S1391-19.CTL HOUSING SEPTD FM TUBULAR SLEEVE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9623G
Reported as
Cessna 188B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Davis Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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