- Date
- July 19, 1978
- Place
- Doddsville, MS · DODDSVILLE, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4945QCessna 188B
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780719020179A
- Case key
- 141207
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1460 78/7/19 DODDSVILLE,MS CESSNA 188B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1715 N4945Q PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 46, 12405 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 660 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINTER CITY,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 660 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 - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 175 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- PLT INCAPACITATION OCCURRED DUE EXPOSURE TO TOXIC METHYL PARATHION SPRAY CHEMICAL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4945Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4945QRegistration cancelled Aug 9, 2012 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.