# NTSB FTW82FRJ14: Cessna 188, N9125G, Monroe, LA, July 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: July 23, 1982, 19:45 local (Jul 24, 1982, 00:45 UTC)
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Location: 32.5190° N, 92.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5190&lon=-92.0772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FRJ14
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71751/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRJ14

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - tree(s)
  - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9125G-1984-07-11), registration cancelled 1984-07-11, S/N 18801386T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801386T
- Airframe hours: 2600
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820723041629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820723041629A), Jul 23, 1982: Cessna 188CESSNA, Monroe, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit tree during first turn around on first swath run.

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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