- Date
- September 7, 1970
- Place
- Sunray, TX · SUNRAY, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8090VCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137887
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3695 70/9/7 SUNRAY,TEX CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0645 N8090V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY 26, 2700 TOTAL HOURS, 100 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNRAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUNRAY,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- UN CLEAR WIRES,FLEW UNDER.R WING HIT POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8090V
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sunray
N8090VRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 2013 · Cessna A188Airframe modelCessna A188Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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