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ATL81FLT05

1981-04-02 · BYHALIA, Mississippi, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N21818

Make / Model
CESSNA A188B
Year of manufacture
1972 · 9 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19721122
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1D9D6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
CESSNA 188 · N21818
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
Part 135 (air taxi/commuter)
Airport
AG STRIP
Kind of flying
CB

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
225° / 15 kt
Temp
70° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000018801058
Total time
2,251 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
5,233
Age
34

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

DE OVR TREES.WND GSTG 20KTS.HIT TRACTOR W TAILWHL.

Investigator remarks

ATMTD LNDG ON RWY W UPGRADE TO AVOID LNDG DWNGRA

Cause factors

  • 64/C/46 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED Cause
  • 64/B/07 B
    PILOT IN COMMAND DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
  • 80/L/BY L
    AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES OTHER
  • 82/L/H L
    WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
  • 88/L/AQ L
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS DOWNWIND

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 0318. Source file NTSB_1981_3_0318.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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