# NTSB FTW78DRD35: Cessna 188B, N731HQ, De Ridder, LA, June 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1978
- Place: De Ridder, LA · DE RIDDER, LA
- Location: 30.8450° N, 93.2952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeRidder, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8450&lon=-93.2952&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 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD35-201228

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1638  78/6/12    DE RIDDER,LA        CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1128
        TIME - 1215                    N731HQ              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DE RIDDER,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 - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       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 -  208                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731HQ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731HQ-1979-10-02), registration cancelled 1979-10-02, S/N 18802912T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial 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 19780612015249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780612015249A), Jun 12, 1978: Cessna 188ACESSNA, De Ridder, LA, Substantial damage

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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