# NTSB ATL81DLG20: Cessna 188, N84523, Quinby, SC, August 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1981
- Place: Quinby, SC · QUINBY, SC
- Location: 34.2282° N, 79.7360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quinby, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2282&lon=-79.7360&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DLG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1632   81/8/7    QUINBY,SC           CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 26000
        TIME - 0940                    N84523              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARWEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LORIS,SC                    QUINBY,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  140
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W DRUM ON AG STRIP DRG 1ST LNDG OF SEASON AT THIS LOCATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N84523 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harwel

## 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 19810807048199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807048199A), Aug 7, 1981: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Quinby, SC, Substantial damage. Left wing of aircraft hit drum near runway as pilot was landing on unfamiliar strip.

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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