SEA75DYA44

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna A188B · Fairfield, ID · May 22, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1975
Place
Fairfield, ID · FAIRFIELD, ID
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9845GCessna A188B
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750522013549A
Case key
134592

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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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3-2311  75/5/22    FAIRFIELD,ID        CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3600
        TIME - 1530                    N9845G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOONSTONE,ID                FAIRFIELD,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  5000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- LND ON DIRT ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N9845G
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N9845G · 1

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