- Date
- August 8, 1975
- Place
- Natoma, KS · NATOMA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8119VCessna A188
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 150625
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2662 75/8/8 NATOMA,KS CESSNA A188 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1207 TIME - 1530 N8119V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NATOMA,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 530 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 - 1900 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8119V
- Reported as
- Cessna A188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8119VRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 1975 · Cessna A188Airframe modelCessna A188Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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