- Date
- September 24, 1980
- Place
- Altus, OK · ALTUS, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8979GCessna 188B
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800924042209A
- Case key
- 127791
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2976 80/9/24 ALTUS,OK CESSNA 188B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N8979G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 25, 2801 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 836 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALTUS,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - 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 - 1450 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT 20FT BLO TOP OF 113FT RDO TWR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8979G
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Altus
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Other investigations on N8979G · 1
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