- Date
- May 31, 1981
- Place
- Murdock, KS · MURDOCK, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731WPCessna A188-B
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810531031799A
- Case key
- 126742
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1081 81/5/31 MURDOCK,KS CESSNA A188-B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1250 TIME - 1900 N731WP PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANTHONY,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 SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS 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 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1606 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731WP
- Reported as
- Cessna A188-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N731WPRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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