- Date
- August 5, 1981
- Place
- Portales, NM · PORTALES, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N70184Cessna 188B
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810805047619A
- Case key
- 125011
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1538 81/8/5 PORTALES,NM CESSNA 188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1019 TIME - 1815 N70184 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTALES MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTALES,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 135 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1019 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- DA APPROX 6500FT.SPRAYING 24D HERBICIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N70184
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portales Muni
N70184Registration cancelled Nov 1, 2016 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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