- Date
- May 14, 1972
- Place
- Big Pine Key, FL · BIG PINE KEY, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5522SCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166204
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1657 72/5/14 BIG PINE KEY,FLA CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 8600 TIME - 0550 N5522S PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARATHON,FLA SUGAR LOAF KEY,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- MIXT CTL CAME LOOSE AT CARB CLAMP.PARTIALLY CLOSED MIXT.SPRAYING SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5522S
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N5522S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL82FID08Accident · No injuriesFinal reportWest Point, VAThe pilot took off with a 50 gal load of water to calibrate the spray system. He stated that during a swath run, he heard a loud noise or whirring sound and initially thought there was a spray pump propeller failure. Immediately, he pulled up, started a left…NTSB MIA67D0069Accident · No injuriesClosedMarathon, FL