- Date
- September 4, 1978
- Place
- Mohave Valley, AZ · MOHAVE VALLEY, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4815RCessna 188B
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780904028219A
- Case key
- 139655
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2732 78/9/4 MOHAVE VALLEY,AZ CESSNA 188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1680 TIME - 0610 N4815R PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOHAVE VALLEY,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE 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 - WIND CALM REMARKS- SPRAYING ALFALFA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4815R
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duster Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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