- Date
- August 19, 1979
- Place
- Merritt, NC · MERRITT, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3532QCessna A188
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790819024609A
- Case key
- 134858
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3415 79/8/19 MERRITT,NC CESSNA A188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1100 TIME - 1600 N3532Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALLIANCE,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1100 KIND OF OPERATION - TEST KIND OF CROP - OTHER PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- IDLER GEAR SUPPORT PIN SEPARATED DURING FLIGHT,THE RETAINING NUTS NOT FOUND. LOCKPLATE IMP INSTLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3532Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N3532Q · 2
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