ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381549
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| Date: | Saturday 2 July 1983 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9381G |
| MSN: | 18801466 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2476 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Prattville, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A COW DURING TAKEOFF FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT. THE COLLISION BROKE OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND KILLED THE COW. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE COW GOT THROUGH THE FENCE AND WANDERED ONTO THE STRIP. THE AIRSTRIP HAS A SMALL RISE IN IT WHICH DID NOT PERMIT THE PILOT TO SEE THE COW IN TIME TO AVOID IT OR STOP. THE PILOT LOWERED THE FLAPS AND TRIED TO FLY OVER THE COW BUT THE RIGHT GEAR STRUCK THE COW. THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AND A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN A PASTURE NEXT TO THE AIRSTRIP.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83LA257
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 July 1985 | N9381G | Private | 0 | Clanton, AL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 04:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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