- Date
- May 18, 1976
- Place
- Cedar Falls, IA · CEDAR FALLS, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9735GCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760518011809A
- Case key
- 153276
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1057 76/5/18 CEDAR FALLS,IA CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0700 N9735G PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 42, 10383 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CEDAR FALLS,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 300 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 950 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9735G
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9735GRegistration cancelled May 18, 2011 · 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.