# NTSB MIA72DLT14: Cessna 188A, N9945G, Olive Branch, MS, June 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1972
- Place: Olive Branch, MS · OLIVE BRANCH, MS
- Location: 34.9618° N, 89.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olive Branch, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9618&lon=-89.8295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLT14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLT14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4100  72/6/16    OLIVE BRANCH,MISS   CESSNA 188A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 7500
        TIME - 1900                    N9945G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLIVE BRANCH,MISS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING                                    ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  325
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT STRING OF TELEPHONE WIRES,PULLED POLE OUT OF GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9945G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9945G-1972-08-14), registration cancelled 1972-08-14, S/N 18800745 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188A
- Registry model: [Cessna A188A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188a) (registry code 2073008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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