# NTSB ATL82DA190: Cessna A188B, N731EG, Lula, MS, July 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 7, 1982, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Lula, MS
- Coordinates: 34.460777, -90.489723 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4608&lon=-90.4897&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA190
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71515/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA190

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - directional control - not possible

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731EG-1996-11-27), registration cancelled 1996-11-27, S/N 18802834T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18802834T
- Airframe hours: 1427
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820707026079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820707026079A), Jul 7, 1982: Cessna 188CESSNA, Lula, MS, Substantial damage. Vertical stabilizer and rudder caught powerline and separated from aircraft as pilot flew under wires on swath run.

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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