- Date
- September 16, 1976
- Place
- Battleboro, NC · BATTLEBORO, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4845RCessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760916029889A
- Case key
- 155624
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3200 76/9/16 BATTLEBORO,NC CESSNA A188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3140 TIME - 1300 N4845R PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1970 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TARBORO,NC ROCKY MOUNT,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION WEATHER - RAIN SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2420 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 USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 97 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4845R
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4845RRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2018 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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