- Date
- July 20, 1977
- Place
- Campbellton, FL · CAMPBELLTON, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9940GCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770720026019A
- Case key
- 145771
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2397 77/7/20 NR.CAMPBELLTON,FL CESSNA 188 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1400 TIME - 1900 N9940G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 760 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRACEVILLE,FL CAMPBELLTON,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 740 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 150 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9940G
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9940G · 2
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