- Date
- February 27, 1980
- Place
- Tunica, MS · TUNICA, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8148VCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800227003539A
- Case key
- 134882
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0961 80/2/27 TUNICA,MS CESSNA 188 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N8148V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 55, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUNICA,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRUCK 100FT RADIO ANT APRX 80FT AGL,WHILE ENROUTE TO FERTILIZE WHEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8148V
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8148VRegistration cancelled Oct 25, 2006 · Cessna A188Airframe modelCessna A188Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8148V · 1
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