# NTSB CHI70FGJ17: Cessna A188, N3531Q, Philpot, KY, May 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1970
- Place: Philpot, KY · PHILPOT, KY
- Location: 37.7352° N, 87.0004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philpot, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7352&lon=-87.0004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FGJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FGJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2099  70/5/21    PHILPOT,KY          CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1001
        TIME - 1615                    N3531Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIUATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILPOT,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   21                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- ACFT TKOF WT APRX 3247LBS.L/O AT END OF 1000FT STRIP,HIT BUSHES,ABORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3531Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3531Q-1972-01-05), registration cancelled 1972-01-05, S/N 188-0481 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Priuate Strip

## Other investigations on N3531Q (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI72FLQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FLQ15), Oct 2, 1971: Cessna A188 (N3531Q), Utica, KY, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI72DLQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DLQ11), Aug 23, 1971: Cessna A188 (N3531Q), Owensboro, KY, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69D0387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0387), Feb 7, 1969: Cessna 188 (N3531Q), W.Memphis, AR, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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