- Date
- August 5, 1972
- Place
- Sylvester, GA · SYLVESTER, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4409QCessna A188A
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167691
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1143 72/8/5 SYLVESTER,GA CESSNA A188A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0940 N4409Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 27, 3940 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SYLVESTER,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - TOBACCO 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 REMARKS- PLT FLEW ACROSS STRIP AND DID CHANDELLE TO L. ACFT ENTERED SPIN. CRASHED DURING RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4409Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jacks Strip
N4409QRegistration cancelled Nov 29, 2012 · Cessna A188AAirframe modelCessna A188AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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