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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Jonesville, LA · May 12, 1980

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 12, 1980
Place
Jonesville, LA · JONESVILLE, LA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N731UMCessna 188
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800512012939A
Case key
131304

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0730  80/5/12  NR.JONESVILLE,LA      CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1642
        TIME - 1230                    N731UM              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 682 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARHAM'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         JONESVILLE,LA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  52                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- SPRAY BOOM BECAME ENTANGLED IN TALL WEEDS AT EDGE OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N731UM
Reported as
Cessna 188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Parham'S

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