- Date
- July 15, 1973
- Place
- Millersburg, OH · MILLERSBURG, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3559QCessna 188A
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730715022269A
- Case key
- 188923
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2915 73/7/15 MILLERSBURG,OHIO CESSNA 188A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1150 TIME - 1930 N3559Q PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLMS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOLMS COUNTY,OHIO MILLERSBURG,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 48 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1000 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE APRX 30FT AGL.TWO PRACTICE RUNS BFR SPRAYING WERE ABV PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3559Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 188A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Holms County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.