# NTSB FTW80DRJ20: Cessna 188, N731UM, Jonesville, LA, May 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1980
- Place: Jonesville, LA · JONESVILLE, LA
- Location: 31.6223° N, 91.8344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6223&lon=-91.8344&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0730  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731UM-2004-05-28), registration cancelled 2004-05-28, S/N 18803166T, built 1978 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Parham'S

## 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 19800512012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512012939A), May 12, 1980: Cessna 188CESSNA, Jonesville, LA, Substantial damage. Snagged spray boom in tall weeds on edge of ag strip while landing. Ground-looped.

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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