# NTSB FTW72FPG83: Cessna A188A, N5682J, Hickory Ridge, AR, June 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1972
- Place: Hickory Ridge, AR · HICKORY RIDGE, AR
- Location: 35.4028° N, 90.9945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory Ridge, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4028&lon=-90.9945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPG83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPG83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0184   72/6/5    HICKORY RIDGE,ARK   CESSNA A188A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 7915
        TIME - 0500                    N5682J              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 460 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEZE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HICKORY RIDGE,ARK           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7915                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT 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- CTL STICK WOULD NOT MOVE,ATMTD TRIM.BALLOONED,STALLED.CTL STCK JAMMED AGAINST VERT SEAT CRANK KNOB
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5682J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5682J-1975-05-09), registration cancelled 1975-05-09, S/N 18800632 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Freeze Strip

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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