MIA76DKA02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Guayama, PR · September 12, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1975
Place
Guayama, PR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3921GCessna 188
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750912042249A
Case key
151073

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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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3-3296  75/9/12    GUAYAMA,PR          CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 13393
        TIME - 0620                    N3921G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOSEFA AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUAYAMA,PR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- FIRST FLT OF DAY,REPOSITIONING ACFT, NO CHEMICAL ABOARD.WING TIP STRUCK SUGAR CANE PLANTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N3921G
Reported as
Cessna 188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Josefa Airstrip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.