- Date
- August 11, 1973
- Place
- Cochran, GA · COCHRAN, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5657JCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730811028899A
- Case key
- 189090
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2648 73/8/11 COCHRAN,GA CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1315 TIME - 1700 N5657J PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JIMMYS AG STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COCHRAN,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 100 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200 REMARKS- STRUCK TREE STUMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5657J
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jimmys Ag Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5657J · 2
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NTSB ATL94LA140Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCochran, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and clearance from trees during an aerial application maneuver. Factors were the trees at the perimeter of the field, and the gusting tail wind conditions at the time of the accident.NTSB MIA78FKG43Accident · No injuriesClosedCochran, GA