- Date
- September 13, 1972
- Place
- Ellettsville, IN · ELLETTSVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21718Cessna A188
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168210
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3628 72/9/13 ELLETTSVILLE,IND CESSNA A188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 4610 TIME - 1410 N21718 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHARD PEDEN FARM R.P.FARM,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 87 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 250 6 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 27 KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING REMARKS- SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF WITH NEAR MAX GROSS WT.FAILED TO CLEAR TREE TOPS AND POWER LINES.SEEDING RYE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21718
- Reported as
- Cessna A188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bloomington,Ind
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