# NTSB MIA73FKG21: Cessna A188A, N4409Q, Sylvester, GA, August 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 5, 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4409Q-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N 18800809, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jacks Strip

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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