# NTSB MKC76DCA43: Cessna A188B, N4833R, Portageville, MO, August 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1976
- Place: Portageville, MO · PORTAGEVILLE, MO
- Location: 36.4295° N, 89.6993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portageville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4295&lon=-89.6993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCA43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCA43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2371  76/8/21    PORTAGEVILLE,MO     CESSNA A188B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1625                    N4833R              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 46, 8273 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            310 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW MADRID,MO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8273                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     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 -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- FLT UNDER WIRES,PLT THOUGHT CLNC SUFFICIENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4833R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4833R-1978-02-03), registration cancelled 1978-02-03, S/N 18802352T (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

## 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 19760821026249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821026249A), Aug 21, 1976: Cessna A188B, Portageville, MO, Substantial damage. Flt under wires,plt thought clnc sufficient.

## Other investigations on N4833R (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 FTW78FPJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPJ05), Nov 3, 1977: Cessna A188B (N4833R), Thomas, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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