# NTSB MIA77FLA69: Cessna A188A, N9940G, Cambellton, FL, September 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1976
- Place: Cambellton, FL · CAMBELLTON, FL
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLA69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLA69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3726   76/9/9    CAMBELLTON,FL       CESSNA A188A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 770
        TIME - 1100                    N9940G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRACEVILLE,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  770                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- INDUCTION AIR BOX SHAFT PART NO 1650014-2 FAILED AT INBOARD END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9940G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9940G-1977-11-09), registration cancelled 1977-11-09, S/N 18800740 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760909032859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760909032859A), Sep 9, 1976: Cessna A188A, Cambellton, FL, Substantial damage. Induction air box shaft part no 1650014-2 failed at inboard end.

## Other investigations on N9940G (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 MIA77DLA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA41), Jul 20, 1977: Cessna 188 (N9940G), Campbellton, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA76FLA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLA03), Aug 9, 1975: Cessna 188A (N9940G), Millers X-Road, FL, 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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