# NTSB ATL82FKQ11: Cessna T188C, N2965J, Mahew, MS, March 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: March 14, 1982, 09:25 local (15:25 UTC)
- Place: Mahew, MS
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKQ11
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71544/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKQ11

## 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
  - visual lookout - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application

## Analysis

DURING RETURN FLIGHT TO AIRPORT THE PILOT FLEW INTO A PREVIOUSLY TREATED FIELD FOR A CLEANUP SWATH RUN. APPROXIMATELY 1700 FEET FROM THE SOUTH END OF THE FIELD THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A 3-STRAND STEEL TWISTED CABLE POWERLINE RUNNING EAST-WEST ACROSS THE FIELD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2965J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2965J-2013-09-13), registration cancelled 2013-09-13, S/N T18803585T, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 03585T
- Airframe hours: 1045
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520T 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: David L Bright
- Registered owner: Professional Applicators, Inc.
- Departed: COLUMBUS, MS
- Destination: COLUMBUS, MS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; airline transport, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine sea, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 8,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 8,500 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Wind: 90° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Temperature: 86 °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 19820314003769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820314003769A), Mar 14, 1982: Cessna T188C, Mahew, MS, Destroyed. Aircraft hit powerline and crashed during swath run.

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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