- Date
- March 14, 1976
- Place
- Castroville, CA · CASTROVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8106VCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report April 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760314003989A
- Case key
- 153183
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0488 76/3/14 CASTROVILLE,CA CESSNA 188 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0935 N8106V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 36, 2150 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASTROVILLE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 20 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 20 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- GUST LOCK IMPROPERLY STOWED.G FORCES CAUSED LOCK TO RESTRICT AIL TRAVEL.SPRAYING ARTICHOKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8106V
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.