MIA70FKQ08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Shelby, MS · May 13, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 13, 1970
Place
Shelby, MS · SHELBY, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3575QCessna 188
Status
Completed · report February 23, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122620

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2124  70/5/13    SHELBY,MISS         CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2500
        TIME - 0845                    N3575Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 284 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBY,MISS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1900                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  200
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- HIT TREES,TELFON WIRES DRG R TURN AFTR TKOF.

Aircraft

Registration
N3575Q
Reported as
Cessna 188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Private Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.