FTW78FRJ20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188B · Jones, LA · June 12, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1978
Place
Jones, LA · JONES, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4806QCessna A188B
Status
Completed · report June 23, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780612011409A
Case key
141654

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0889  78/6/12    JONES,LA            CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2301
        TIME - 0930                    N4806Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 701 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIMBALL ESTATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JONES,LA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N4806Q
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kimball Estate

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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.