- Date
- January 28, 1981
- Place
- Plains, KS · PLAINS, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731SMCessna 188
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810128002169A
- Case key
- 127759
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0063 81/1/28 NR.PLAINS,KS CESSNA 188 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1030 N731SM PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 62, 10859 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 860 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINS,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS 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 -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2700 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731SM
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N731SM · 1
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