- Date
- May 31, 1978
- Place
- Ehrhardt, SC · EHRHARDT, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N731KJCessna 188A
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780531012249A
- Case key
- 141682
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1129 78/5/31 EHRHARDT,SC CESSNA 188A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4000 TIME - 1900 N731KJ PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EHRHARDT,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 30
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731KJ
- Reported as
- Cessna 188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Strip
FAA reports on this event · 1
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