# NTSB IAD78DLJ13: Cessna 188T, N53299, Fairfield, NC, May 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1978
- Place: Fairfield, NC · FAIRFIELD, NC
- Location: 35.5504° N, 76.2265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5504&lon=-76.2265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DLJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1223  78/5/29    FAIRFIELD,NC        CESSNA 188T         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 751
        TIME - 1845                    N53299              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRFIELD,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  700                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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
        REMARKS- PLT UNINTENTIONALLY TOPPED OFF FUEL TANK THEN ELECTED TO TKOF RATHER THAN DEFUEL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53299](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53299-2016-11-01), registration cancelled 2016-11-01, S/N 18801741T, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188T
- 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: 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 19780529010729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529010729A), May 29, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Fairfield,Nc, NC, Substantial damage. Plt unintentionally topped off fuel tank then elected to tkof ratherthan defuel.

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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