# NTSB ATL80FA066: Beech C18S, N35MS, Wassaw Is, GA, July 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1980
- Place: Wassaw Is, GA · WASSAW IS, GA
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80FA066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3035   80/7/4    WASSAW IS,GA        BEECH C18S          CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 8000
        TIME - 0930                    N35MS               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNS ISLAND,SC             KINGS BAY,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           COPILOT - INCAPACITATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL                          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES                           SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSD IN SHALLOW DSCNT TIL IMPACT.DIBROM 14 ONBOARD,PRODUCES BLINDING FUMES IF ATOMIZED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35MS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35MS-1981-10-13), registration cancelled 1981-10-13, S/N 6947, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C18S
- Registry model: [Beech C18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c18s) (registry code 1150902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800704078119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704078119A), Jul 4, 1980: Beech 18S, Wausaw Island, GA, Destroyed. Descended into trees in wings level slow descent. Possible pilot incapacitation from toxic spray chemical.

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.

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