ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365228
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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1991 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Bob Davis Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4887Q |
| MSN: | 18802623T |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2700 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL I0-520-D23 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bluffs, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT COMMENCED HIS FOURTH TAKEOFF AT THE ACCIDENT LOCATION FOR AERIAL APPLICATION OF HERBICIDE. THE RUNWAY CONSISTED OF A CROWNED BLACKTOP ROAD, 25 FEET WIDE, FLANKED ON EITHER SIDE BY A DITCH 4 FEET DEEP. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE VEERED RIGHT AT 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND AFTER LIFTOFF, THEN ROLLED TO INVERTED. GROUND SCARS OF THE RIGHT WINGTIP START AT THE ROAD EDGE AND ARE FOLLOWED BY MARKS OF THE MAIN GEAR AND PROP IN THE DITCH. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER IN A FIELD BEYOND. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MALFUNCTION, AND NONE WAS DISCOVERED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91DEV01
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 07:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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