FTW71FRD50

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Church Point, LA · June 1, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 1, 1971
Place
Church Point, LA · CHURCH POINT, LA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9950GCessna 188
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161466

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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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3-1748   71/6/1    CHURCH POINT,LA     CESSNA 188          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 8500
        TIME - 1830                    N9950G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHURCH POINT,LA             LOCAL
        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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  15                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM

Aircraft

Registration
N9950G
Reported as
Cessna 188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.