MIA76FKQ44

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 188B · Batesville, MS · August 14, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 14, 1976
Place
Batesville, MS · BATESVILLE, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N91752Cessna 188B
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760814023899A
Case key
156159

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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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3-3788  76/8/14    BATESVILLE,MS       CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1200
        TIME - 1300                    N91752              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 825 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATESVILLE,MS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS                       KIND OF CROP - COTTON
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC            PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  219                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT HIT WATER TANK.PILOT CROP CONTROL TIME 11000 HOURS.

Aircraft

Registration
N91752
Reported as
Cessna 188B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ag Strip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.