# NTSB MIA75DLD34: Cessna 188, N53174, Ft Pierce, FL, August 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1974
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL · FT PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3557  74/8/31    FT PIERCE,FLA       CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4150
        TIME - 0730                    N53174              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NELSON STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT PIERCE,FLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4160                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  15
        REMARKS- TKOF FM STRIP ENTRD SOFT AREA,CONT TKOF STRUCK 12FT HI PALMETTO TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53174](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53174-2011-03-18), registration cancelled 2011-03-18, S/N 18801663T, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nelson Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740831034809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831034809A), Aug 31, 1974: Cessna A188B, Ft Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Tkof fm strip entrd soft area,cont tkof struck 12FT hi palmetto tree.

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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