- Date
- August 24, 1981
- Place
- Winnsboro, LA · WINNSBORO, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N21685Cessna 188B
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810824051389A
- Case key
- 125076
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1732 81/8/24 WINNSBORO,LA CESSNA 188B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0800 N21685 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 35, 8500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 7800 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINNSBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINNSBORO,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 79 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LNS AT EDGE OF FLD.PLT WAS NOT WEARING CRASH HELMET,DIED NEXT DAY FM HEAD INJURY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21685
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Winnsboro
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.