- Date
- June 5, 1975
- Place
- Vega, TX · VEGA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8182VCessna A188
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750605017739A
- Case key
- 149332
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1626 75/6/5 NR.VEGA,TX CESSNA A188 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0655 N8182V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 30, 4800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HEREFORD,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3900 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8182V
- Reported as
- Cessna A188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.