MIA76FKG70

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188B · Ellaville, GA · June 1, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 1, 1976
Place
Ellaville, GA · ELLAVILLE, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9337RCessna A188B
Status
Completed · report September 7, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760601014709A
Case key
154404

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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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3-1757   76/6/1    ELLAVILLE,GA        CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1820                    N9337R              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 52, 14405 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILL STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELLAVILLE,GA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1450                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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
        REMARKS- PLT STATED TKOF WAS MADE DNWND.TEN HRS FLT RCRDD LAST 24 HR PERIOD.

Aircraft

Registration
N9337R
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gill Strip

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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.