Cessna 188B N731JK
11 March 1983 · Delhi, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 March 1983 at about 00:28 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N731JK was involved in an accident near Delhi, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Delhi, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- 37.4210, -120.7693
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188B
- Registration
- N731JK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA133
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN SPRAYING FERTILIZER IN THE AREA ALL DAY. WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STRIP SURROUNDED BY TREES, THE ACFT CLIMBED ABOVE THE TREETOPS, THEN BEGAN TO SETTLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT CRASHED INTO ALMOND TREES & BURNED. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENG WAS DEVELOPING FULL POWER, BUT A WIND SHIFT OCCURRED AT ABOUT THE TIME HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL. THE WIND WAS REPORTED FROM 180 DEG AT 3 GUSTING 8 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188B | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188B | Hooper, Utah, United States | Amsel Corporation | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188A | Burlington, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1983 | Cessna 188 | Stanfield, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188B | Shelton, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1983 | Cessna 188B | Luddwici, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |