# NTSB ATL85LA250: Cessna A-188B, N4762Q, Winterville, MS, August 17, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 17, 1985, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Winterville, MS
- Location: 33.5024° N, 91.0603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winterville, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5024&lon=-91.0603&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): 6857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA250
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6857/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA250

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - aerial application
  - pull-up - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

DURING PULL-UP FROM A SWATH, THE ACFT STALLED & DESCENCED INTO TREES. THE PLT RELATED THAT HE PULLED UP INTO A TIGHT TURN CAUSING THE ACFT TO STALL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4762Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A-188B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18802512T
- Airframe hours: 3187
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Gordon Robert Boozer
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 665 total, 275 in this make and model, 555 as pilot in command, 65 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point -0 °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 19850817039519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817039519A), Aug 17, 1985: Cessna A188B, Winterville, MS, Destroyed. After completing swath run, pulled up and made a tight turn and stalled into trees.

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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