Cessna A188A N9957G
15 May 1975 · Merced, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 May 1975 at about 18:40 local time, a Cessna A188A registered N9957G, operated by Hamilton Duste, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Merced, California, 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 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merced, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merced
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188A
- Registration
- N9957G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hamilton Duste
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1130
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
HUB FAILED & 1 BLADE SEPARATED.ENG ALSO SEPARATED, DMGD WG & HORIZ STAB.PROP OVERHAULED NOV 73.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1975 | Cessna A188A | Herald, California, United States | Inouye Crop du | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1974 | Cessna A188A | Edmonson, Texas, United States | R&W Aerial SPR | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1976 | Cessna A188A | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | Valley Sprayng | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jan 1974 | Cessna A188A | Trenton, Tennessee, United States | RM Dawson | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1974 | Cessna A188A | Duncan, Mississippi, United States | Richard LEE WA | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1976 | Cessna A188A | Bruce, Mississippi, United States | Danny L Turner | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |