# NTSB ATL84LLT11: Cessna T188C, N9931J, Shelby, MS, June 22, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 22, 1984, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Shelby, MS
- Coordinates: 33.949058, -90.760795 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9491&lon=-90.7608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LLT11
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6560/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LLT11

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather evaluation - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - thunderstorm (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ACFT WAS DEPARTING ON THE NINTH AERIAL APPLICATION FLT OF THE OPERATION. WEATHER HAD BEEN CLEAR BUT THUNDERSTORMS WERE BUILDING IN THE LOCAL AREA. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, A STRONG GUST FROM THE LEFT REAR CAUSED LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. ACFT VEERED LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH RICE LEVEE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9931J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9931J-1988-03-17), registration cancelled 1988-03-17, S/N T18803867T (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: T188038675
- Airframe hours: 415
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-T 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: John Robert Hollingsworth
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, April 25, 1984, 65 hours before
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 3,800 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 3,740 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 45° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 100 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19840622026799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840622026799A), Jun 22, 1984: Cessna T188C, Shelby, MS, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing in gusty surface wind. Left the runway. Hit a rice field levee and nosed over. Wx in area.

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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