BLUFFS, IL, USA
N4887Q
CESSNA A188B
THE PILOT COMMENCED HIS FOURTH TAKEOFF AT THE ACCIDENT LOCATION FOR AERIAL APPLICATION OF HERBICIDE. THE RUNWAY CONSISTED OF A CROWNED BLACKTOP ROAD, 25 FEET WIDE, FLANKED ON EITHER SIDE BY A DITCH 4 FEET DEEP. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE VEERED RIGHT AT 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND AFTER LIFTOFF, THEN ROLLED TO INVERTED. GROUND SCARS OF THE RIGHT WINGTIP START AT THE ROAD EDGE AND ARE FOLLOWED BY MARKS OF THE MAIN GEAR AND PROP IN THE DITCH. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER IN A FIELD BEYOND. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MALFUNCTION, AND NONE WAS DISCOVERED.
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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