# NTSB ATL82DA260: Cessna A188, N9759V, Hillsboro, AL, September 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: September 1, 1982, 14:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place: Hillsboro, AL
- Coordinates: 34.629871, -87.179595 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6299&lon=-87.1796&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA260
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71028/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA260

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9759V-1983-07-22), registration cancelled 1983-07-22, S/N 188-0209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188) (registry code 2073004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 188-0209
- Airframe hours: 2180
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820901043419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820901043419A), Sep 1, 1982: Cessna 188CESSNA, Hillsboro, AL, Destroyed. Wing caught in cotton during a spray run. Aircraft cartwheeled and burned. Severe gusty surface wind.

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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