MIA76FKQ11

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188B · Minter City, MS · August 29, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 29, 1975
Place
Minter City, MS · MINTER CITY, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9746GCessna A188B
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750829025719A
Case key
151057

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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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3-3272  75/8/29    MINTER CITY,MS      CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1527
        TIME - 1630                    N9746G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 610 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNNY SIDE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINTER CITY,MS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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
        REMARKS- PLT MADE SVL ATMTS TO BOUNCE ACFT INTO AIR.8 FLT HRS LOGGED DAY OF ACDT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9746G
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sunny Side Strip

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Other investigations on N9746G · 1

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