- Date
- May 1, 1975
- Place
- Freeman, SD · FREEMAN, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9246GCessna 188T
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750501010549A
- Case key
- 148484
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1043 75/5/1 FREEMAN,SD CESSNA 188T CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 825 TIME - 0830 N9246G PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREEMAN,SD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1500 REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK POLE ON L SHOULDER OF ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9246G
- Reported as
- Cessna 188T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9246GRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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Other investigations on N9246G · 1
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