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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188B · Ashton, SD · August 14, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 14, 1979
Place
Ashton, SD · ASHTON, SD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N731CSCessna 188B
Status
Completed · report October 2, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790814020679A
Case key
134277

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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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3-2695  79/8/14    ASHTON,SD           CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2000                    N731CS              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 66, 25870 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHTON,SD                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- VISION PROBLEM.

Aircraft

Registration
N731CS
Reported as
Cessna 188B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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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.