# NTSB FTW81DQG52: Cessna 188, N3568Q, Panhandle, TX, August 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1981
- Place: Panhandle, TX · PANHANDLE, TX
- Location: 35.3463° N, 101.3805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panhandle, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3463&lon=-101.3805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DQG52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1764  81/8/15    PANHANDLE,TX        CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 1463
        TIME - 1015                    N3568Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 133 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMS AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANHANDLE,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- STRUCK UPRIGHT RAILROAD TIE.D/A APRX 5300FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3568Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sims Ag Strip

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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