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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Sylvania, GA · August 7, 1981

Date
August 7, 1981 · 07:40 local
Place
Sylvania, GA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N731WY
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKG41
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,305 total85 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck powerline at start of spray run. Powerline obscured by trees.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINE AT START OF SPRAY RUN. POWERLINE OBSCURED BY TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.