Cessna T188C N9951J

Summary

On 13 July 1984 at about 10:30 local time, a Cessna T188C registered N9951J was involved in an accident near Brawley, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 July 1984 at 10:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Brawley, California, United States

Nearest airport

Emanuel

Coordinates

33.0193, -115.4492

Aircraft

Cessna T188C

Registration

N9951J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brawley → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

LAX84FA390

1 person was seriously injured.

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 ACFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A DIRT STRIP. THE PLT SAID THE ACFT WAS 'OVER-GROSS' AND THAT IT WOULD NOT CLIMB. THE PLT HAD USED FULL FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF AND WHEN THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB HE REACHED FOR THE DUMP OR LOAD JETTISON HANDLE AND GRABBED THE FLAP HANDLE INSTEAD. BY THE TIME HE REALIZED HIS ERROR THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WHEN INTERVIEWED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PLT SAID HIS CHECKOUT PLT TOLD HIM TO USE FULL FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF. THIS WAS DENIED BY THE CHECK PLT. THE ACFT MANUAL RECOMMENDS 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR SHORT FIELD TAKEOFFS ONLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.