# NTSB ATL81FLJ17: Cessna 188B, N53284, Edenton, NC, September 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1981
- Place: Edenton, NC · EDENTON, NC
- Location: 36.0586° N, 76.5990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edenton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0586&lon=-76.5990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2095   81/9/8    EDENTON,NC          CESSNA 188B         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 20000
        TIME - 1430                    N53284              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKY HOCK,NC               EDENTON,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        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 - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  25                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STRUCK UTILITY POLE & WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N53284 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- 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 19810908057179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908057179A), Sep 8, 1981: Cessna A188B, Edenton, NC, Destroyed. Ag aircraft struck utility pole during crop dusting operation.

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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