MIA76FKQ28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188 · Webb, MS · April 5, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1976
Place
Webb, MS · WEBB, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9715VCessna 188
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760405007449A
Case key
153029

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0694   76/4/5    WEBB,MS             CESSNA 188          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 525
        TIME - 0815                    N9715V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEBB,MS                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FLAGMAN,LOADER                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  150
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- FLAGMAN FATALLY INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY L WHEEL OF ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9715V
Reported as
Cessna 188
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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