MIA71FKG19

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188A · Leesburg, GA · August 6, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1970
Place
Leesburg, GA · LEESBURG, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5632JCessna 188A
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
188840

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3354   70/8/6    LEESBURG,GA         CESSNA 188A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2000
        TIME - 0930                    N5632J              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 306 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DESOTO,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  240
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- CARB AIR BOX BROKEN,SMALL METAL PARTS FOUND IN CYLINDER.

Aircraft

Registration
N5632J
Reported as
Cessna 188A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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