- Date
- April 12, 1981
- Place
- Mcpherson, KS · MCPHERSON, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21738Cessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810412015609A
- Case key
- 126248
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0764 81/4/12 MCPHERSON,KS CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0630 N21738 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY UNK/NR, 6400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCPHERSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCPHERSON,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- R FUEL TNK SUMP DRAIN INOP W RUST & CORROSION.MAIN FUEL SUMP/INJECTOR SCREENS RSTRD W FOREIGN MTRL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21738
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcpherson
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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