- Date
- November 19, 1978
- Place
- Hortence, GA · HORTENCE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1566MCessna A188A
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781119040239A
- Case key
- 137949
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4059 78/11/19 NR.HORTENCE,GA CESSNA A188A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1608 TIME - 1330 N1566M PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1196 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HORTENCE,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1246 KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1566M
- Reported as
- Cessna A188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duster Strip
N1566MRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2012 · Cessna A188AAirframe modelCessna A188AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1566M · 1
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