Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Private Strip Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
New Taiton, Texas 77437
Wednesday, June 17, 1987 13:45 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
ACFT WAS OBSERVED DEPARTING ON RWY 35 OF A 4,250' PVT AG STRIP AFTER HAVING BEEN LOADED TO NEAR CAPACITY WITH 46% NITROGEN FERTILIZER. ACFT LIFTED OFF, CROSSED A FENCE PARALLEL TO THE RWY AND STRUCK A FENCE THAT WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE NORTH END OF THE RWY. AFTER STRIKING THE FENCE, ACFT SETTLED TO THE GRND IN AN ADJACENT PASTURE. THE ACFT'S RT WING STRUCK AND RODE UP OVER A LAND PLANE. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A SERIES OF RICE HARROWS THAT WERE SUPPORTED BY A BARREL, FLIPPED OVER AND SLID TO A STOP INVERTED. PLT RECEIVED SERIOUS HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. HIS SHOULDER HARNESS SUPPORT MOUNT SEPARATED AND EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE CORROSION. EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT CORROSION HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY TREATED. DATA INDICATED THAT THE ACFT DEPARTED WITH A 11 KNOT TAIL WIND ON GRASS STRIP WHICH INCREASED THE T/O ROLL BY 65% OR APPROX 1,000 TO 2,235'. PLT INITIATED DUMPING AFTER LIFT OFF AT MID-FIELD.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/17/1987 |
| Event Day of the Week | Wednesday |
| Time of Event | 1345 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | NEW TAITON |
| Event State | TEXAS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 77437 |
| Event Date Year | 1987 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | PRIVATE STRIP |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 130 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1353 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 225 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | VCT |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 115 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 50 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 3500 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 7 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 33 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 24 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 170 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 11 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 2250 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 2044 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jun 18 1987 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 730 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 35606 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 13 2000 2:29PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N731XQ |
| NTSB Number | FTW87FA151 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 137: Agricultural |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | A188B |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | A188B |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 18803241T |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 4200 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 1 1987 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 175 |
| Airframe Hours | 2953 |
| ELT Installed | No |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | EL CAMPO METRO AIRPORT |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | P.O. BOX 124C |
| Aircraft Owner City | EL CAMPO |
| Aircraft Owner State | TX |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 77437 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | |
| Operator State | |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Agriculture |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Unknown |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Unknown |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Unknown |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Aerial Application |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | NONE |
| Departure City | NEW TAITON |
| Departure State | TX |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1345 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 35 |
| Runway Length | 4250 |
| Runway Width | 50 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |