SEA71FTI37

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188A · Havre, MT · June 8, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 8, 1971
Place
Havre, MT · HAVRE, MT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9955GCessna A188A
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
133830

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1877   71/6/8    HAVRE,MONT          CESSNA A188A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N9955G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   38, 13501 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERPLOEGEN FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAVRE,MONT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1700                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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
        REMARKS- SPRAYING 24-D

Aircraft

Registration
N9955G
Reported as
Cessna A188A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Verploegen Farm

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