# NTSB MIA74FKQ06: Cessna A188B, N4492Q, Vaiden, MS, August 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1973
- Place: Vaiden, MS · VAIDEN, MS
- Location: 33.3325° N, 89.7526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vaiden, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3325&lon=-89.7526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189410
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKQ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKQ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2157  73/8/20    VAIDEN,MISS         CESSNA A188B        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 14000
        TIME - 1630                    N4492Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINONA,MISS                 VAIDEN,MISS
        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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       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 - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  160                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- FLEW INTO PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4492Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4492Q-1977-12-01), registration cancelled 1977-12-01, S/N 18800892, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19730820026219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820026219A), Aug 20, 1973: Cessna 188ACESSNA, Vaiden, MS, Destroyed. Flew into pwr lines.

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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