- Date
- April 17, 1968
- Place
- The Dalles, OR · THE DALLES, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8015VCessna A188
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110571
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3441 68/4/17 THE DALLES,OREG CESSNA A188 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1015 N8015V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 43, 16137 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 225 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- OWNERS HANDBOOK STATES NO ACROBATICS SHOULD BE PERFORMED WITH SPRAY EQUIP INSTALLED. FLAPS 30 DEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8015V
- Reported as
- Cessna A188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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