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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 188CESSNA · Bishopville, SC · July 30, 1982

Date: July 30, 1982 · 11:30 local
Place: Bishopville, SC
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9888V
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL82DA219
Reported as: Cessna 188CESSNA
Reported engine: Continental O470R
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,350 total200 in this make and model200 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.

Aircraft hit transmission line during swath run and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT TRANSMISSION LINE DURING SWATH RUN AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL82DA219Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBishopville, SCThe pilot reported that as he was entering a field on his third swath, the aircraft collided with a single transmission line. The line was leading to the center of a cotton field. The pilot did not see the line. After contacting the line, the aircraft was…Jul 30, 1982 · Substantial damage