# NTSB MIA72DKH26: Cessna A188, N9984G, Sylvester, GA, June 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1972
- Place: Sylvester, GA · SYLVESTER, GA
- Location: 31.5297° N, 83.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvester, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5297&lon=-83.8346&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKH26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKH26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3843  72/6/12    SYLVESTER,GA        CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3500
        TIME - 1835                    N9984G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYO AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYLVESTER,GA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE O RING SEAL UNSEATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9984G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9984G-1975-06-11), registration cancelled 1975-06-11, S/N 18800784 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mayo Airstrip

## Other investigations on N9984G (1)

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 MIA73FLA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLA30), Mar 12, 1973: Cessna A188A (N9984G), Hastings, FL, destroyed

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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