- Date
- August 12, 1984, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Plains, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4906QCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840812042949A
- Case key
- 33775
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Analysis
The acft collided with a tall crop during an attempted takeoff from a dirt road. The acft had failed to become airborne on another road after about 2600 ft of run and the attempt was aborted. This takeoff run was about 2800 ft according to the plt. The plt had tried these two different roads because the one he had been using was used by his co-worker and a large amount of dust was still in the air from the prop wash. He recommended to not be in such a hurry or use the dump gate. He also thought his 3 bladed prop degraded his takeoff acceleration. The acft nosed over after the ground loop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4906Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802641T
- Airframe hours
- 1,299
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- J.O.B. Sprayers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 23, 1984
- Airport
- runway 9, 3,000 × 50 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 11,534 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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