# NTSB MIA76FKG70: Cessna A188B, N9337R, Ellaville, GA, June 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1976
- Place: Ellaville, GA · ELLAVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.2377° N, 84.3091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellaville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2377&lon=-84.3091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1757   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9337R-1976-07-22), registration cancelled 1976-07-22, S/N 18802244T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gill 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 19760601014709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760601014709A), Jun 1, 1976: Cessna A188B, Ellaville, GA, Destroyed. Plt stated tkof was made dnwnd. Ten hrs flt rcrdd last 24 hr period.

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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