# NTSB FTW73DPG63: Cessna 188, N21801, Mcgehee, AR, June 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1973
- Place: Mcgehee, AR · MCGEHEE, AR
- Location: 33.6278° N, 91.3950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGehee, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6278&lon=-91.3950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1493  73/6/25    MCGEHEE,ARK         CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 740
        TIME - 0845                    N21801              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIAL FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGEHEE,ARK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  175                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH HEDGE ROW.PLT ATMTD DUMP LOAD INADVERTENTLY REDUCED PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21801](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21801-2013-08-14), registration cancelled 2013-08-14, S/N 18801045, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Rial Farm

## 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 19730625017269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730625017269A), Jun 25, 1973: Cessna A188B, Mcgehee, AR, Destroyed. Aircraft collided with hedge row. Plt atmtd dump load inadvertently reduced pwr.

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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