- Date
- May 24, 1979
- Place
- Falfurrias, TX · FALFURRIAS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N53311Cessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790524012489A
- Case key
- 136062
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0926 79/5/24 NR.FALFURRIAS,TX CESSNA A188B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2228 TIME - 0730 N53311 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1140 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FALFURRIAS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1100 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- STALLED IN STEEP TURN,HIT NOSE DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53311
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N53311Registration cancelled Aug 20, 2012 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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