DEN77DQA43

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Grady, NM · July 11, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 11, 1977
Place
Grady, NM · GRADY, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8010GCessna 188
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770711020799A
Case key
146726

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1721  77/7/11  NR.GRADY,NM           CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 8875
        TIME - 0730                    N8010G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRADY,NM                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3422                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4300                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N8010G
Reported as
Cessna 188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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