MIA73FKQ12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188A · Calhoun City, MS · September 6, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 6, 1972
Place
Calhoun City, MS · CALHOUN CITY, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9966GCessna A188A
Status
Completed · report March 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168222

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3693   72/9/6    CALHOUN CITY,MISS   CESSNA A188A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3300
        TIME - 0900                    N9966G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEDFORD STRIP,MISS          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.INFLGHT SEP OF PROP BLADE & HUB.UNRECOVERED.FORCED LNDED IN CROP.MAJ FIRE DAMAGE

Aircraft

Registration
N9966G
Reported as
Cessna A188A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Calhoun County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.