# NTSB FTW73DPG62: Cessna A188B, N21720, Tucker, AR, June 21, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1973
- Place: Tucker, AR · TUCKER, AR
- Location: 34.4395° N, 91.9519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucker, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4395&lon=-91.9519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPG62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1441  73/6/21    TUCKER,ARK          CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 2300
        TIME - 0630                    N21720              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 847 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCKER,ARK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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 -  200                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLT AND UNIT CHIEF DID NOT DISCUSS PROCEDURE WITH FLAGMAN.FLAGMAN WALKED INTO PATH OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21720](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21720-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 18800982T, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

## 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 19730621017819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730621017819A), Jun 21, 1973: Cessna A188B, Tucker, AR. Plt and unit chief did not discuss procedure with flagman. Flagman walked into path of acft.

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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