- Date
- June 25, 1976
- Place
- Vincennes, IN · VINCENNES, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N70203Cessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760625021629A
- Case key
- 154641
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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 76/6/25 VINCENNES,IN CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 951 TIME - 1030 N70203 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 286 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KLEIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VINCENNES,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 735 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- UNABLE TO DUMP FERTILIZER,TOO WET TO FLOW. L LDG GR STRUCK AN OPEN PLOW FURROW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70203
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Klein
N70203Registration cancelled Jul 10, 2020 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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Other investigations on N70203 · 1
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