ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368752
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1989 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N731ST |
| MSN: | 18803125T |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4611 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Coste, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | La Coste, TX (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE RESTRICTED CATEGORY AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING FROM A DIRT RUNWAY AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INTO A CORN FIELD AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF TEN FEET. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SPILLED THE LOAD OF ETHYL PARATHION, A TOXIC LIQUID CHEMICAL. THERE WAS NO MECHNICAL FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND DURING THE ON SITE INSPECTION.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR FLIGHT AT DEPARTURE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW89DRG07
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 June 2011 | N731ST | Charles A Torkelson | 0 | Castroville, Texas | |
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| Gear collapse | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 07:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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