- Date
- June 25, 1973
- Place
- Mcgehee, AR · MCGEHEE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21801Cessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730625017269A
- Case key
- 190279
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1493 73/6/25 MCGEHEE,ARK CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 740 TIME - 0845 N21801 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIAL FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCGEHEE,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 175 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH HEDGE ROW.PLT ATMTD DUMP LOAD INADVERTENTLY REDUCED PWR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21801
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rial Farm
N21801Registration cancelled Aug 14, 2013 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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