- Date
- March 26, 1976
- Place
- Lemoore, CA · LEMOORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4451QCessna 188C
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760326007189A
- Case key
- 153788
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1338 76/3/26 LEMOORE,CA CESSNA 188C CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 9500 TIME - 1455 N4451Q PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEMOORE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - 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 - 280 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT DIED 3/29/76. SPRAYING ALFALFA.PLT SUFFERED FM MENTAL STRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4451Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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