# NTSB MIA76DKJ26: Cessna A188B, N4490Q, Centre, AL, October 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1975
- Place: Centre, AL · CENTRE, AL
- Location: 34.1531° N, 85.6717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centre, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1531&lon=-85.6717&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 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151382
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3938  75/10/10   CENTRE,AL           CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6412
        TIME - 1430                    N4490Q              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CENTRE,AL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4561                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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 -  630                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- TAIL OF ACFT CAUGHT ON LINE,FIN BROKE ABT HALF WAY,LOCKED RUDDER.ADD DMG DRG LNDG AT ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4490Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4490Q-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 18800890, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- 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 19751010033269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751010033269A), Oct 10, 1975: Cessna A188B, Centre, AL, Substantial damage. Tail of acft caught on line,fin broke abt half way,locked rudder. Add dmg drg lndg at arpt.

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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