- Date
- September 20, 1978
- Place
- Brooklett, GA · BROOKLETT, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4962QCessna 188B
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780920030489A
- Case key
- 139878
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3162 78/9/20 NR.BROOKLETT,GA CESSNA 188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 10600 TIME - 1455 N4962Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2200 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOKLETT,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 REMARKS- CONDENSERS ON BOTH MAGS BAD.R MAG INOP FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4962Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4962QRegistration cancelled Jun 22, 2017 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4962Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI98LA162Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrookston, MNthe pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane. Factors included the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion when the pilot failed to refuel the airplane. Another factor was fatigue.NTSB CHI91DEM07Accident · No injuriesFinal reportMunger, MIA premature liftoff by the pilot. A factor contributing to this accident was the soft runway surface and a stall/mush.