# NTSB LAX83LA075: Cessna 188, N5636J, Five Points, CA, January 18, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 18, 1983, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Five Points, CA
- Coordinates: 36.379325, -120.129737 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3793&lon=-120.1297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23601/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA075

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, takeoff - roll/run
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF IN A CROSS WIND. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSED OVER. THE AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS WERE CANCELED AT THIS PROVISIONAL STRIP BECAUSE OF WIND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FERRIED EMPTY OF CARGO WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5636J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5636J-2005-08-04), registration cancelled 2005-08-04, S/N 18800586, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2073008
- Airframe hours: 3070
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Edwardo V. Canvhola
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, September 12, 1982, 0 hours before
- Destination: TANT
- Airport: Three Rocks, runway 27, 2,600 × 30 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,186 total, 558 in this make and model, 1,127 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## Other investigations on N5636J (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX84LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA100), Dec 10, 1983: Cessna A 188 A (N5636J), Cantua Creek, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DCA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCA06), Oct 16, 1972: Cessna A188A (N5636J), Fisk, MO, substantial damage

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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