- Date
- June 24, 1977
- Place
- Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9073RCessna 188B
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770624017269A
- Case key
- 157248
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1277 77/6/24 GRAND RAPIDS,MI CESSNA 188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N9073R PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 22, 1775 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CONKLIN,MI GRAND RAPIDS,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 650 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 800 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- 8 APPLE TREES & 2 POWER LINES DAMAGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9073R
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9073RRegistration cancelled Dec 21, 2004 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.