# Accident 19820907044259A: Cessna 188B, Gibson, GA, September 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gibson, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.2301° N, 82.5909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2301&lon=-82.5909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4877R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4877R-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,882 total, 1,246 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820907044259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATES HE MISJUDGED RISING TERRAIN AND FLEW AIRCRAFT INTO GROUND DURING SPRAYING OPERATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82DA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA265), Sep 7, 1982: Cessna 188B (N4877R), Gibson, GA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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