- Date
- August 31, 1970
- Place
- Edson, KS · EDSON, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5646JCessna A188A
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153965
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1258 70/8/31 EDSON,KANS CESSNA A188A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7259 TIME - 1000 N5646J PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1050 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GOODLAND,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5050 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE CAME LOOSE FROM BELLCRANK ARM DURING SWATH RUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5646J
- Reported as
- Cessna A188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5646JRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2013 · Cessna A188AAirframe modelCessna A188AEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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Other investigations on N5646J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.