- Date
- September 9, 1979
- Place
- Monte Vista, CO · MONTE VISTA, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4781QCessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790909024999A
- Case key
- 133080
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3247 79/9/9 MONTE VISTA,CO CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2298 TIME - 0830 N4781Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1691 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTE VISTA,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1650 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL,SCOTT 3425-17,S/N 7702,SHOWED PLAY IN WHEEL BEARINGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4781Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Luis Valley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.