# NTSB FTW81FRJ31: Cessna 188B, N21685, Winnsboro, LA, August 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1981
- Place: Winnsboro, LA · WINNSBORO, LA
- Location: 32.1647° N, 91.7206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnsboro, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1647&lon=-91.7206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FRJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRJ31

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21685-1984-03-10), registration cancelled 1984-03-10, S/N 18800957 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Winnsboro

## 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 19810824051389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810824051389A), Aug 24, 1981: Cessna 188B, Winnsboro, LA, Destroyed. Aircraft hit wires during spraying operation. Aircraft crashed and burned.

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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