Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL83FKG13

LUDDWICI, GA, USA

Aircraft #1

N73113

CESSNA 188B

Analysis

THE ACFT CRASHED INTO TREES AND BURNED DURING A TAKEOFF ATTEMPT ON A COUNTRY ROAD WITH 120 GALLONS OF AERIAL SPRAY ON BOARD. THIS WAS THE 1ST TAKEOFF AFTER LUNCH AND THE PLT SAID THE ACFT SEEMED'GLUED TO THE ROAD'. SEEING THAT HE WAS GOING TO IMPACT WIRES HE DUMPED MOST OF HIS LOAD. THE ACFT MADE IT OVER THE OBSTACLES BUT STARTED TO SETTLE SO THE PLT DUMPED THE REMAINDER OF THE LOAD. THE ACFT STRUCK THE TOPS OF SOME TREES AND CRASHED IN A SWAMP.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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