- Date
- July 7, 1982, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lula, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731EGCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820707026079A
- Case key
- 71515
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a swath run under electrical transmission lines, the vertical stabilizer and rudder contacted the wires and separated from the aircraft. The pilot attempted to return to the airport, but was unable to control the aircraft. He then attempted an emergency landing in a field, but the aircraft contacted the ground in a side slip. The pilot stated that he had flown under these wires at least 25 times without contacting them.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731EG
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802834T
- Airframe hours
- 1,427
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Home Folks Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Home Folks Flying Service
- Departed
- Lula, MS
- Destination
- Lula, MS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 18,015 total · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.