- Date
- August 7, 1979
- Place
- Crockett, TX · CROCKETT, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9583GCessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790807034169A
- Case key
- 134259
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2913 79/8/7 CROCKETT,TX CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3500 TIME - 1650 N9583G PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CROCKETT,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURST SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW-OUT DRG LNDG ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9583G
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Houston County
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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.
Other investigations on N9583G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL94LA132Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTifton, GAThe pilot's failure to follow the aircraft checklist, resulting in an attempted takeoff with the elevator trim improperly set. A factor was the trees at the perimeter of the airstrip.NTSB ATL89DKG02Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportStatesboro, GAImproper inflight planning which allowed the engine to lose power due to fuel exhaustion.