- Date
- September 2, 1976
- Place
- Poston, AZ · POSTON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N53219Cessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760902029449A
- Case key
- 155403
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2543 76/9/2 POSTON,AZ CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 5800 TIME - 0800 N53219 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POSTON,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN STALL IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN REMARKS- 2 SHIP SPRAY OPN.TURBC FRM LEAD ACFT.SPRAYING ALFALFA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53219
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.