- Date
- September 1, 1982, 14:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Hillsboro, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9759VCessna A188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820901043419A
- Case key
- 71028
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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
The pilot reported that while making a swath run to the west over uneven terrain, his right wing contacted the cotton crop that he was spraying. The aircraft crashed and began to burn after coming to rest inverted. The pilot escaped with minor injuries before the flames spread. He reported that the wind was from the northwest with gusts to 30 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9759V
- Reported as
- Cessna A188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188-0209
- Airframe hours
- 2,180
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- E. Glenn Shaffer
- Registered owner
- E. Glenn Shaffer
- Departed
- Courtland, AL
- Destination
- Local
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 10,108 total · 800 in this make and model · 10,108 as pilot in command · 380 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 30 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 180 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.