# NTSB MIA76FKG16: Cessna A188B, N53286, Hawkinsville, GA, August 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1975
- Place: Hawkinsville, GA · HAWKINSVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.3012° N, 83.4789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawkinsville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3012&lon=-83.4789&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2876  75/8/19    HAWKINSVILLE,GA     CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2682
        TIME - 0930                    N53286              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 788 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH PEAVY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWKINSVILLE,GA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  788                       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 - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
        REMARKS- PLT NOTED POOR TKOF PERFORMANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53286](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53286-2019-11-29), registration cancelled 2019-11-29, S/N 18801735T, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Bush Peavy

## 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 19750819032589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750819032589A), Aug 19, 1975: Cessna A188B, Hawkinsville, GA, Destroyed. Plt noted poor tkof performance.

## Other investigations on N53286 (2)

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.

- [NTSB ANC85LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA165), Aug 31, 1985: Cessna A188B (N53286), Gold King Creek, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78DUK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUK08), Sep 2, 1978: Cessna 188 (N53286), San Simon, AZ, substantial damage

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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