- Date
- August 10, 1974
- Place
- Owensboro, KY · OWENSBORO, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5689JCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740810027909A
- Case key
- 136722
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2940 74/8/10 OWENSBORO,KY CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1189 TIME - 0830 N5689J PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MILES FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OWENSBORO,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ACFT LOADED WITH 100 GAL WATER FOR PRACTICE SPRAY OPN.HIT STANDING WATER ON RWY.DMGD WING AND ELEV
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5689J
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Miles Farm
N5689JRegistration cancelled Jun 13, 2013 · Cessna A188AAirframe modelCessna A188AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.