# NTSB FTW72DPG33: Cessna 188, N5526S, Marvell, AR, August 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1971
- Place: Marvell, AR · MARVELL, AR
- Location: 34.5563° N, 90.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marvell, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5563&lon=-90.9153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPG33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPG33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3193  71/8/25    MARVELL,ARK         CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N5526S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 28, 3003 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARVELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARVELL,ARK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  750                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    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
        REMARKS- HIT COTTON CROP BORDERING NARROW STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5526S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5526S-2021-12-04), registration cancelled 2021-12-04, S/N 188-0026, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marvell

## Other investigations on N5526S (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW71DPG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPG20), Sep 8, 1970: Cessna 188 (N5526S), Marvell, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67F0536](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0536), May 8, 1967: Cessna 188 (N5526S), Memphis, TN, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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