- Date
- August 31, 1974
- Place
- Atoka, OK · ATOKA, OK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8638GCessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740831028829A
- Case key
- 136912
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2641 74/8/31 ATOKA,OKLA CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1115 N8638G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 50, 5900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 230 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATOKA,OKLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 230 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- SPRAYING PEANUTS.2ND ACFT,FLT OF 2 SPRAYING FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8638G
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.