Cessna A188 N9557G
1 May 1982 · Columbus, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 May 1982 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna A188 registered N9557G, operated by Floyd Lowery, was involved in an accident near Columbus, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Farm Field
- Coordinates
- 33.5008, -88.3999
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188
- Registration
- N9557G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Floyd Lowery
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus → Columbus
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82DA119
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PILOT HAD LANDED IN A FARMER'S FIELD TO RELOAD HIS SPRAYER TANK. BEFORE TAKEOFF, HE NOTICED SOME COWS HAD STRAYED ONTO THE STRIP. HE DIRECTED HIS LOADCREW ASSISTANT TO TAKE HIS TRUCK AND CLEAR THE COWS FROM THE STRIP. AFTER THE COWS WERE CLEARED, THE ASSISTANT PARKED THE TRUCK ABOUT 400 TO 600 FT FROM THE END OF THE STRIP. IT WAS FACING PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF TAKEOFF. AS THE PILOT STARTED HIS TAKEOFF, A COW RAN ACROSS THE STRIP FROM BEHIND THE TRUCK. FROM THAT POINT, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE COW. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE COW AND THE PLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK THE FENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1982 | Cessna A188 | Appleton City, Missouri, United States | Odell Priest | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1982 | Cessna A188 | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | Richard L. Hilde | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1982 | Cessna A188 | Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States | Blue Earth Flying Service, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Sep 1982 | Cessna A188 | Hillsboro, Alabama, United States | E. Glenn Shaffer | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 1982 | Cessna A188 | Ehrenberg, Arizona, United States | CYR Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 May 1981 | Cessna A188-B | Murdock, Kansas, United States | TOM Copenhaver | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1982 | Air Tractor 301A | Marks, Mississippi, United States | Mothershead Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1982 | Cessna 150F | Sidon, Mississippi, United States | Milton D. Stevens | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | Muscle Shoals Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | McComb, Mississippi, United States | Thomas M. Casey | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Corinth, Mississippi, United States | Miles N. Wilson | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1982 | Homebuilt PDQ-2 | Laurel, Mississippi, United States | Paul Glen Sumrall, SR. | Minor injuries | - |