- Date
- September 7, 1981
- Place
- Gin City, AR · GIN CITY, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N731VDCessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810907059299A
- Case key
- 123735
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1959 81/9/7 GIN CITY,AR CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N731VD PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 34, 6259 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2333 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AG-AIR INC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GIN CITY,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6205 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- FLEX HYD LINE,PN S2178-3-0092,ON R BRAKE RUBBED AGAINST TIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731VD
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ag-Air Inc
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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