Plane Crash List

Cessna A188B N731RF

23 September 1999 · South Oxford, Mississippi, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 September 1999 at about 16:57 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N731RF was involved in an accident near South Oxford, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:57
Classification
Accident
Location
South Oxford, Mississippi, United States
Nearest airport
Champion Airstrip
Coordinates
34.2694, -89.5795
Aircraft
Cessna A188B
Registration
N731RF
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA99LA266

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's improper use of the brakes during the landing rollout.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during landing the left brake locked up causing the airplane to pull to the left. The pilot further stated that while compensating with the right brake, the left brake pulled harder to the left and eventually the right brake locked up causing the airplane to flip up side down. An aircraft mechanic who examined the accident airplane stated that he found no mechanical malfunction with the brakes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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