# NTSB ATL82DA265: Cessna 188B, N4877R, Gibson, GA, September 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 7, 1982, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Gibson, GA
- Coordinates: 33.230094, -82.59085 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2301&lon=-82.5909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA265
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70825/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA265

## 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
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural detection, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT BEGAN A SWATH RUN BY APPROACHING THE FIELD OVER TALL TREES. JUST BEYOND THE TREES WAS A 7 FT RISE IN THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT FLARE SOON ENOUGH. REPORTEDLY, THE PLANE STRUCK THE CROP, THE GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE PLANE SLID TO A STOP. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN OPTICAL ILLUSION IN THE WAY THE SHARP RISE BLENDED IN WITH THE ROWS OF THE CROP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4877R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4877R-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N 18802396T, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18802396T
- Airframe hours: 1757
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Waldo Pepper Spraying, Serv.
- Registered owner: Waldo Pepper Spraying, Serv.
- Departed: 65J, WRENS, GA
- Destination: 65J, WRENS, GA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,882 total, 1,246 in this make and model, 1,674 as pilot in command, 153 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Wind: 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 167 °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 19820907044259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820907044259A), Sep 7, 1982: Cessna 188B, Gibson, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot states he misjudged rising terrain and flew aircraft into ground during spraying operation.

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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