# NTSB MIA78FKG57: Cessna 188B, N6298G, Sylvester, GA, July 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1978
- Place: Sylvester, GA · SYLVESTER, GA
- Location: 31.5297° N, 83.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvester, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5297&lon=-83.8346&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1336   78/7/6    SYLVESTER,GA        CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 208
        TIME - 0715                    N6298G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYLVESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYLVESTER,GA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   97                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6298G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6298G-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 18801181, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sylvester

## 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 19780706016419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706016419A), Jul 6, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Sylvester, GA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6298G (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 ATL81DLA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLA10), Jul 17, 1981: Cessna 188B (N6298G), Coolidge, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78DLA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLA33), May 8, 1978: Cessna A188B (N6298G), Moultrie, GA, 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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