- Date
- June 27, 1967
- Place
- Sharon Sprgs, KS · SHARON SPRGS, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5513SCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79583
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0524 67/6/27 NR.SHARON SPRGS,KANS CESSNA 188 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 369 TIME - 1600 N5513S PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 55 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FAILED ON IMPACT 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 - 3600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT LNDG ON HWY NEXT TO SPRAY FLD.LEFT RUDDER PEDAL FAILED AT STUB ATTACH ASSY WELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5513S
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5513SRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2017 · Cessna 188Airframe modelCessna 188Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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