# NTSB MIA76FKJ93: Cessna 188, N9829V, Geneva, AL, August 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1976
- Place: Geneva, AL · GENEVA, AL
- Location: 31.0433° N, 85.8758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Geneva, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0433&lon=-85.8758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKJ93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ93

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2507  76/8/11    GENEVA,AL           CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N9829V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 43, 2842 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GENEVA,AL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   25                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WITH ANTENNA ON HOUSETOP.PILOT RETURNED TO ARPT,LANDED OK.SPRAYING PEANUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9829V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9829V-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 188-0079, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna 188](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (registry code 2073002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, 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 19760811024459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760811024459A), Aug 11, 1976: Cessna 188CESSNA, Geneva, AL, Substantial damage. Acft collided with antenna on housetop. Pilot returned to arpt,landed ok. Spraying peanuts.

## Other investigations on N9829V (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL83LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA361), Sep 8, 1983: Cessna 188 (N9829V), Slocomb, AL, substantial damage

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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