# NTSB FTW81DRD01: Cessna T188C, N4017J, White Castle, LA, October 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1980
- Place: White Castle, LA · WHITE CASTLE, LA
- Location: 30.1617° N, 91.1485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Castle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1617&lon=-91.1485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2686   80/10/2   WHITE CASTLE,LA     CESSNA T188C        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1448
        TIME - 1200                    N4017J              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE CASTLE,LA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1448                       KIND OF OPERATION - TEST
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  10
        REMARKS- TALL GRASS AT APP END EDGE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4017J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag Strip

## 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 19801002048749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002048749A), Oct 2, 1980: Cessna 188CESSNA, White Castle, LA, Substantial damage. Caught spray boom in tall grass on landing at ag strip. Caused airplane to ground loop.

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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