ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370927
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 June 1988 |
| Time: | 19:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 188B |
| Owner/operator: | Wendler Air Ag |
| Registration: | N731CD |
| MSN: | 18802784T |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1339 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dighton, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (K65) |
| (K65) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE PLT SAID THAT AS HE INITIATED LIFTOFF, THE ACFT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND HE FELT HE HAD NO RUDDER CONTROL. HE HIT A FENCE ON THE APT BOUNDARY, CONTINUED, DUMPED HIS CHEMICAL LOAD, HIT A TREE, AND LANDED IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO A HIGHWAY. A KANSAS STATE HIGHWAY PATROLMAN STATED HE DETECTED A STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOL ON THE PLT. THE PLT WENT TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF MINOR INJURIES BUT LEFT PRIOR TO RECEIVING TREATMENT. HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES ALSO MADE MENTION OF THE ODOR OF ALCOHOL ON THE PLT. THE PLT LEFT THE AREA IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPARTING THE HOSPITAL AND COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR TOXICOLOGY TESTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC88LA110
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 16:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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