MKC75DCQ48

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Selden, KS · May 13, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 13, 1975
Place
Selden, KS · SELDEN, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5642JCessna 188
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750513011659A
Case key
148487

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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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3-1048  75/5/13    SELDEN,KS           CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3274
        TIME - 2015                    N5642J              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1395 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SELDEN,KS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3275                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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 -  2950

Aircraft

Registration
N5642J
Reported as
Cessna 188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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