MIA75DKT26

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Indiantown, FL · November 8, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 8, 1974
Place
Indiantown, FL · INDIANTOWN, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5751GCessna 188
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
142937

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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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3-3853   74/11/8   INDIANTOWN,FLA      CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 2632
        TIME - 1215                    N5751G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAHOKEE,FLA                 INDIANTOWN,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK FENCE POST WHILE LNDG ON RD ADJ TO ARPT.NO SPRAY FLUID ABOARD ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5751G
Reported as
Cessna 188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
T Ranch

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.