# NTSB ATL83LA310: Cessna T188C, N3195J, Semmes, AL, August 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 4, 1983, 09:22 local (14:22 UTC)
- Place: Semmes, AL
- Coordinates: 30.770584, -88.259422 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7706&lon=-88.2594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA310
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6153/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA310

## 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
  - object - wire,static (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual lookout - conflicting, pilot in command (cause)
  - maneuver - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - stabilizer - separation (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. THERE WERE 2 SET OF WIRES CROSSING THE AREA, A LOW SET AND A HIGH SET. THE PILOT SUDDENLY CAME UPON THE LOW SET AND CLIMBED OVER THEM BUT COLLIDED WITH THE HIGH SET.THE VERTICAL STABILIZER CAUGHT THE WIRES AND WAS TORN OFF, THE ACFT NOSED INTO A CORN FIELD AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PLT HAD A MEDICAL LIMITATION FOR VISION REQUIRING CORRECTIVE LENSES. HE WAS COMPLYING WITH THAT REQUIREMENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3195J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3195J-2012-09-27), registration cancelled 2012-09-27, S/N T18803616T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1188036161
- Airframe hours: 1093
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Farm Flying Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 1, 1983, 96 hours before
- Departed: PVT, GRAND BAY, AL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 11,949 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MOB, 6 nm away

## 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 19830804042439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830804042439A), Aug 4, 1983: Cessna T188C, Semmes, AL, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with high tension lines during aerial application 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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