- Date
- May 1, 1981
- Place
- Gunter, TX · GUNTER, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4707QCessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810501023139A
- Case key
- 126760
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0677 81/5/1 GUNTER,TX CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 3706 TIME - 1850 N4707Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 3432 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GUNTER,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3706 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 740 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- TKOF FM PASTURE W HUMP IN CENTER,BOUNCED INTO AIR,SETTLED BACK 45DEG OFF HDG.AVOIDED UTILITY POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4707Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4707QRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2013 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4707Q · 1
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