# NTSB ATL82DA219: Cessna 188, N9888V, Bishopville, SC, July 30, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 30, 1982, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Bishopville, SC
- Location: 34.2201° N, 80.2474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bishopville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2201&lon=-80.2474&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 30, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA219
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69965/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA219

## 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)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS ENTERING A FIELD ON HIS THIRD SWATH, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A SINGLE TRANSMISSION LINE. THE LINE WAS LEADING TO THE CENTER OF A COTTON FIELD. THE PILOT DID NOT SEE THE LINE. AFTER CONTACTING THE LINE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED DOWN INTO SOFT GROUND AND CRASHED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9888V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 188-0138
- Airframe hours: 3400
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: James E. Tison
- Registered owner: James E. Tison
- Departed: ST. CHARLES
- Destination: ST. CHARLES

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,350 total, 200 in this make and model, 1,300 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft overcast

## 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 19820730035629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820730035629A), Jul 30, 1982: Cessna 188CESSNA, Bishopville, SC, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit transmission line during swath run and crashed.

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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