FTW70F0015

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188 · Vinton, LA · June 5, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 5, 1969
Place
Vinton, LA · VINTON, LA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3560QCessna A188
Status
Completed · report July 22, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178956

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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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3-1607   69/6/5    VINTON,LA           CESSNA A188         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 47, 3000
        TIME - 1830                    N3560Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEINS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  8
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND                             PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- AFTER COMPLETING SWATH RUN,PLT FELT A BUMP AND EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL.

Aircraft

Registration
N3560Q
Reported as
Cessna A188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Steins

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