# NTSB FTW78DRD07: Cessna A188B, N9313R, Le Blance, LA, November 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1977
- Place: Le Blance, LA · LE BLANCE, LA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3372   77/11/7   LE BLANCE,LA        CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1540                    N9313R              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 36, 1892 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            218 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINDER,LA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- APPLYING MIREX FOR FIRE ANT CTL.TRAIL FORMATION,WATCHING OTHER ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9313R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9313R-2012-11-19), registration cancelled 2012-11-19, S/N 18802229T, built 1975 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19771107034569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771107034569A), Nov 7, 1977: Cessna A188B, Le Blance, LA, Destroyed. Applying mirex for fire ant ctl. Trail formation,watching other 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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