# NTSB IAD77DLJ31: Cessna A188B, N4756R, Merritt, NC, June 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1977
- Place: Merritt, NC · MERRITT, NC
- Location: 35.0979° N, 76.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0979&lon=-76.7144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DLJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DLJ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4756R-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 18802316T, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Field

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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