- Date
- June 22, 1977
- Place
- Tulelake, CA · TULELAKE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4842RCessna 188B
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147655
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1563 77/6/22 TULELAKE,CA CESSNA 188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1974 TIME - 1415 N4842R PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MALIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MALIN,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 90 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 330 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 619 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- DA ABT 7000FT,HEAVY LOAD,ROUGH 2400FT RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4842R
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Malin
N4842RRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2017 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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Other investigations on N4842R · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ERA09LA470Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcRae, GAA total loss of engine power due to pre-ignition/detonation as a result of a fuel control malfunction.NTSB DFW05CA176Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTruman, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. A contributing factor was the sunglare.