# NTSB IAD76FLJ11: Cessna 188B, N53162, Laurinburg, NC, September 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1975
- Place: Laurinburg, NC · LAURINBURG, NC
- Location: 34.7621° N, 79.4774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurinburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7621&lon=-79.4774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3524  75/9/30    LAURINBURG,NC       CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 5225
        TIME - 1600                    N53162              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 725 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAURINBURG,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- AFTER COLLIDING WITH WIRE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LNDD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53162](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53162-2007-06-28), registration cancelled 2007-06-28, S/N 18801654, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750930035289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750930035289A), Sep 30, 1975: Cessna A188B, Laurinburg, NC, Substantial damage. After colliding with wire aircraft returned to airport and lndd ok.

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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