# NTSB ATL82DKQ14: Cessna A188B, N731MM, Boyle, MS, June 3, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: June 3, 1982, 12:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place: Boyle, MS
- Location: 33.7065° N, 90.7249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boyle, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7065&lon=-90.7249&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DKQ14
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70016/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DKQ14

## 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
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural detection, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEGUN A SWATH RUN WITH A FRESH LOAD OF FERTILIZER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WIRE. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS THE TOP WIRE OF AN EXTREMELY HIGH SET. THE WIRES RAN DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE RICE FIELD THAT HE WAS FERTILIZING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731MM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731MM-2016-11-09), registration cancelled 2016-11-09, S/N 18803001T (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: 18803001T
- Airframe hours: 480
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520 280 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Garrett Flying Service
- Registered owner: Garrett Flying Service
- Departed: BOYLE, MS
- Destination: BOYLE, MS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 3,086 total, 687 in this make and model, 3,086 as pilot in command, 254 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Temperature: 187 °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 19820603021229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820603021229A), Jun 3, 1982: Cessna A188B, Boyle, MS, Destroyed. Aircraft hit powerlines at beginning of swath run during ag 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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