# NTSB MIA70D0200: Cessna A188, N3532Q, Louisville, GA, August 11, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1969
- Place: Louisville, GA · LOUISVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.9924° N, 82.3969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9924&lon=-82.3969&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0200
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0200

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3390  69/8/11    LOUISVILLE,GA       CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 7350
        TIME - 0815                    N3532Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,GA               LOUISVILLE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- WATER IN SUMP. ACFT FUELED FROM DRUMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3532Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3532Q-1980-07-14), registration cancelled 1980-07-14, S/N 188-0482, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3532Q (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 IAD79FLJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ14), Aug 19, 1979: Cessna A188 (N3532Q), Merritt, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71FKG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG12), Jul 25, 1970: Cessna 188A (N3532Q), Thomson, GA, 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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