Cessna A188B N731RP

Summary

On 30 September 1997 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N731RP was involved in an accident near Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 September 1997 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenwood, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

33.5091, -90.1904

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N731RP

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

MIA97LA252

Nobody was injured.

The intentional operation of the airplane from an unsuitable takeoff area by the pilot-in-command and inadvertent rotation of the airplane after encountering rising terrain on the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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During the takeoff roll with a rise in the runway that the pilot was previously aware of, the airplane became airborne prematurely. He initiated dumping of the chemical and attempted to climb but the airplane collided with a tree 200 feet past the departure end of the runway. The airplane then impacted the ground and the right main landing gear was sheared off after contacting a ditch. The airplane then became inverted and was destroyed by a post crash fire. The pilot stated to an FAA inspector that he and the owner were planning on repairing the runway and clearing the trees at the end of the spraying season. He further stated that there was no airframe or engine preimpact failure or malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.