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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Crete, ND · June 22, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1974
Place
Crete, ND · CRETE, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8075GCessna 188
Status
Completed · report August 15, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740622018919A
Case key
128205

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1822  74/6/22    CRETE,N DAK         CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1696
        TIME - 0630                    N8075G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WIDMER FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRETE,N DAK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  128                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1320

Aircraft

Registration
N8075G
Reported as
Cessna 188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Widmer Farm Strip

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Other investigations on N8075G · 1

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