- Date
- August 13, 1978
- Place
- Carleton, NE · CARLETON, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N731DECessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780813021739A
- Case key
- 140645
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2000 78/8/13 CARLETON,NE CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N731DE PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 36, 5242 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 597 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FOLKERTS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARLETON,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731DE
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Folkerts
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.