- Date
- July 23, 1982, 19:45 local (Jul 24, 1982, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Monroe, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9125GCessna 188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820723041629A
- Case key
- 71751
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Light condition - sunglareFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Visual/aural perceptionFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
During turn around after first spray run, the aircraft collided with trees at an altitude of 75 feet. The path of flight was on a heading of 280 degrees, into the sun.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9125G
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18801386T
- Airframe hours
- 2,600
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Roger E. Lewis
- Registered owner
- Roger E. Lewis
- Departed
- Monroe, LA
- Destination
- Monroe, LA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 9,690 total · 890 in this make and model · 9,690 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 189 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.