- Date
- July 25, 1974
- Place
- Fairfax, SC · FAIRFAX, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8438GCessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740725024439A
- Case key
- 140550
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4350 74/7/25 FAIRFAX,SC CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1200 TIME - 1600 N8438G PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PURSER AG STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRFAX,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 550 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- FATIGUE CRACK IN R HORIZONTAL STAB REAR SPAR AND CHANNEL ASSEMBLY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8438G
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Purser Ag Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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