- Date
- July 17, 1979
- Place
- Alger, OH · ALGER, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4898QCessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790717014639A
- Case key
- 135084
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1560 79/7/17 NR.ALGER,OH CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5060 TIME - 1745 N4898Q PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENTON,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4960 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- TAILWHEEL CAUGHT WIRE ON LAST SWATH RUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4898Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hardin Co
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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