- Date
- July 16, 1978
- Place
- Turlock, CA · TURLOCK, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N731LVCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780716020689A
- Case key
- 141298
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1467 78/7/16 TURLOCK,CA CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0815 N731LV PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY UNK/NR, 13650 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TURLOCK,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 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 CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 150 REMARKS- COLLISION WITH ROAD SIGN POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731LV
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N731LVRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2007 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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