CHI76DEC02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188 · Gregory, MI · July 28, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1975
Place
Gregory, MI · GREGORY, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8156VCessna A188
Status
Completed · report October 7, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750728023579A
Case key
150123

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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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3-2498  75/7/28    GREGORY,MI          CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1401
        TIME - 1900                    N8156V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMERALD VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCKBRIDGE,MI              GREGORY,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  475                       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- L WING STRUCK CORN PULLED ACFT FURTHER L.

Aircraft

Registration
N8156V
Reported as
Cessna A188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Emerald Valley

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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