Cessna 188 N5517S
4 September 1971 · Slocomb, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1971 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 188 registered N5517S, operated by Bell Flying SE, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Slocomb, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Slocomb, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Joes
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188
- Registration
- N5517S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bell Flying SE
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3338
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
TAIL WHEEL CONTROL CABLE BROKEN.HIT CORN STALKS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1971 | Cessna 188 | Craigmont, Idaho, United States | Craigmont Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Aug 1971 | Cessna 188 | Shaw, Mississippi, United States | Tapley Flying | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1971 | Cessna 188 | Laredo, Texas, United States | Braxdale Aviat | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1971 | Cessna 188 | Van Buren, Arkansas, United States | Twin City Avia | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Cessna 188 | Sumner, Mississippi, United States | Kyle and Walke | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1971 | Cessna 188A | Queen Creek, Arizona, United States | Bolin Avia Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |