- Date
- June 24, 1977
- Place
- Merritt, NC · MERRITT, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4756RCessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147222
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1914 77/6/24 MERRITT,NC CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 595 TIME - 1230 N4756R PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MERRITT,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE 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 98 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 235 3 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 215 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 20 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK CORN AT END OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4756R
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Field
N4756RRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2012 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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