# NTSB MIA83FLA01: Cessna T188C, N2541J, St. Augustine, FL, April 1, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: April 1, 1983, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place: St. Augustine, FL
- Location: 29.8960° N, 81.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Augustine, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8960&lon=-81.3116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83FLA01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30814/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FLA01

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - window,flight compartment window/windshield - dirty(foggy) (contributing factor)
  - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST COMPLETED EAST TO WEST SWATH RUNS & TURNED TOWARD THE SUN TO TRIM THE EAST SIDE OF THE FIELD. ALSO, HE REPORTED THAT HIS WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED WITH SPRAY MIST WHICH RESTRICTED HIS VISIBILITY. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE DID NOT SEE HOW CLOSE HE WAS TO A POWER LINE. THE RIGHT WING OF THE ACFT STRUCK THE POWER LINE & THE ACFT CRASHED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2541J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2541J-2013-01-10), registration cancelled 2013-01-10, S/N T18803477T, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Registry model: [Cessna T188C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (registry code 2073012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 03477T
- Airframe hours: 17811
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-2 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Lees C. Inmon
- Registered owner: Patricia And Lee Inmon
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 24, 1983, 26 hours before
- Departed: ST. AUGUSTINE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 10,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 8,510 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 64 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830401010779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401010779A), Apr 1, 1983: Cessna T188C, St Augustine, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit wires and crashed when pilots vision was obscured by sun during spraying operation.

## Other investigations on N2541J (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA81DLD61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD61), Aug 10, 1981: Cessna T188C (N2541J), Romeo, FL, substantial damage

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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