- Date
- May 17, 1972
- Place
- Marion, AL · MARION, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2157UCessna A188A
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167131
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1824 72/5/17 MARION,ALA CESSNA A188A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4020 TIME - 1750 N2157U PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 768 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PERRY COUNTY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3800 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- EXHAUST PIPE SEPARATED FROM MANIFOLD. ACFT DMGD BY FIRE AFT SUCCESSFUL LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2157U
- Reported as
- Cessna A188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Perry County
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