- Date
- April 28, 1975
- Place
- Stafford, KS · STAFFORD, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N53187Cessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 148417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1063 75/4/28 STAFFORD,KS CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N53187 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 29, 1830 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STAFFORD,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 120 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1900 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- RETURNED & LANDED OK.SPRAYING ALFALFA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53187
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage