- Date
- June 13, 1984, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hollandale, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731XJCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840613024599A
- Case key
- 6477
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Two acft were spraying same field. A farm hand was used as flagger to mark last crop row sprayed. Flagger used for last two seasons and briefed previously on flagging operations by the pilot/farm owner. Flagger was not briefed where to begin counting crop rows this day. The flagger was positioned too close to the fld apch end to walk clear of the acftonce the spray run had begun. Plt of second acft began first run after completion of first swath by first acft. After passing over trees that lined apch end of field plt looked away from flagger to spot first acft. When plt looked back toflagger, plt said, the flagger was walking parallel to crop rows with back to approaching acft. Medical report indicatedthat flaggers injuries were to her right side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731XJ
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18803235
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Planters Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 31, 1983 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- Hollandale, MS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,300 total · 700 in this make and model · 2,300 as pilot in command · 82 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.