# NTSB SEA72DYG02: Cessna A188, N5501S, Brownstown, WA, July 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1971
- Place: Brownstown, WA · BROWNSTOWN, WA
- Location: 46.4043° N, 120.6070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownstown, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4043&lon=-120.6070&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DYG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2744  71/7/16    BROWNSTOWN,WASH     CESSNA A188         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 7000
        TIME - 0930                    N5501S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRAH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROWNSTOWN,WASH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- COTTER PIN SECURING ROD LINK ASSY 625539-A1 TO THRTL LVR 539989 AND FUEL LVR 625228 HAD WORN OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5501S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5501S-2014-10-27), registration cancelled 2014-10-27, S/N 188-0001, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harrah Strip

## Other investigations on N5501S (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA78FYP15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP15), Mar 15, 1978: Cessna A188 (N5501S), Moxee, WA, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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