# NTSB CHI74FEV44: Cessna A188B, N21730, Grayville, IL, April 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1974
- Place: Grayville, IL · GRAYVILLE, IL
- Location: 38.2551° N, 87.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2551&lon=-87.9969&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1024  74/4/16    GRAYVILLE,ILL       CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3570
        TIME - 0645                    N21730              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 795 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAYVILLE,ILL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- UN CLB ABV WIRES PLT ATMTD FLY UNDER.HIT DIRT PILE ABT 3-5FT HI.DRY MATERIAL DID NOT RLS IN TIME.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21730](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21730-1974-06-20), registration cancelled 1974-06-20, S/N 18800988T, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740416011859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740416011859A), Apr 16, 1974: Cessna A188B, Grayville, IL, Destroyed. Un clb abv wires plt atmtd fly under. Hit dirt pile abt 3-5FT hi. Dry material did not rls in time.

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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