- Date
- July 2, 1983, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Prattville, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9381GCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830702028619A
- Case key
- 6115
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Analysis
The acft collided with a cow during takeoff for an aerial application flt. The collision broke off the right main landing gear and killed the cow. The pilot stated that the cow got through the fence and wandered onto the strip. The airstrip has a small rise in it which did not permit the pilot to see the cow in time to avoid it or stop. The pilot lowered the flaps and tried to fly over the cow but the right gear struck the cow. The takeoff was continued and a landing was accomplished in a pasture next to the airstrip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9381G
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18801466
- Airframe hours
- 2,476
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- William L. Hobbie II
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 27, 1983
- Airport
- Snowden Airstrip, runway 36, 2,500 × ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,813 total · 1,605 in this make and model · 2,592 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9381G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.