MIA74FKQ24

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188B · Batesville, MS · June 17, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 17, 1974
Place
Batesville, MS · BATESVILLE, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N53200Cessna A188B
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740617016829A
Case key
128709

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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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3-1934  74/6/17    BATESVILLE,MISS     CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1750
        TIME - 1500                    N53200              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PANOLA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATESVILLE,MISS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         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 - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  200
        REMARKS- IND AIR FILTER HOSE INNER WIRE LINING SEPARATED.DUE TRRN LNDG MADE ONTO TREES.30HR SINCE NEW.

Aircraft

Registration
N53200
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Panola County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N53200 · 1

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