# NTSB MIA71FKG12: Cessna 188A, N3532Q, Thomson, GA, July 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1970
- Place: Thomson, GA · THOMSON, GA
- Location: 33.4693° N, 82.4951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4693&lon=-82.4951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3506  70/7/25    THOMSON,GA          CESSNA 188A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N3532Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        44, 17000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMSON-MCDUFFIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  480                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- BOLT SECURING UPPER END ROD ASSY P/N 0750169-6 TO AIR CTL UNIT WORN.
```

## 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 188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thomson-Mcduffie

## 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 MIA70D0200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0200), Aug 11, 1969: Cessna A188 (N3532Q), Louisville, 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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