# NTSB FTW81DPG64: Cessna A188B, N731VD, Gin City, AR, September 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1981
- Place: Gin City, AR · GIN CITY, AR
- Location: 33.1071° N, 93.7230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gin City, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1071&lon=-93.7230&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123735
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPG64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731VD-1990-05-15), registration cancelled 1990-05-15, S/N 18803182T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag-Air Inc

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810907059299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907059299A), Sep 7, 1981: Cessna A188B, Gin City, AR, Substantial damage. Lost right brake on landing. Ground looped into a ditch. Brake hose was allowed to rub on tire. Wore hole in hose.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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