Cessna 188B N9985G
24 May 1973 · Talladega, Alabama, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1973 at about 16:20 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N9985G, operated by Ralph M Sharpe, was involved in an accident during in flight near Talladega, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talladega, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188B
- Registration
- N9985G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ralph M Sharpe
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Taladega, Ala → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2010
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT UNABL TO MAKE STATEMENT DUE INJ.ACFT STRUCK AT ABT 45 DEG AT BEG OF SWTH RUN DSP ANT POISON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1973 | Cessna 188B | Swan Quarter, North Carolina, United States | Stanley E.wool | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jul 1973 | Cessna 188A | San Simon, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1973 | Cessna 188 | North Fowler, Kansas, United States | Leonard Jamiso | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1973 | Cessna 188 | McGehee, Arkansas, United States | Jimmie Wayne R | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1973 | Cessna 188 | Rudyard, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jul 1973 | Cessna 188A | Sublette, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |