# NTSB MIA82DLA03: Cessna A188B, N731EL, Carrabelle, FL, October 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1981
- Place: Carrabelle, FL · CARRABELLE, FL
- Location: 29.8544° N, 84.6679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carrabelle, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8544&lon=-84.6679&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122675
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82DLA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DLA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3534  81/10/31   CARRABELLE,FL       CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N731EL              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 27, 6715 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARRABELLE,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5450                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - FOREST-TREES                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 -  20                                SWAMPY/WATER
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                                DENSE WITH TREES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731EL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731EL-1997-06-18), registration cancelled 1997-06-18, S/N 18802838T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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