- Date
- July 20, 1979
- Place
- Mattawa, WA · MATTAWA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9845GCessna 188B
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790720021659A
- Case key
- 135202
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1632 79/7/20 NR.MATTAWA,WA CESSNA 188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 1650 TIME - 1130 N9845G PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MATTAWA STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MATTAWA,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE CALM TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 97 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 REMARKS- NEAR MAX GROSS WT. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 3500FT.SHLDR HARNESS FOLDED IN REEL AGAINST LATCH DOG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9845G
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mattawa Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9845G · 1
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