Cessna A188B N4905Q

Summary

On 27 June 1985 at about 19:15 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N4905Q, operated by William Diffee, was involved in an accident near Marks, Mississippi, United States. 2 people were on board. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 June 1985 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Marks, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

34.2500, -90.2697

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N4905Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William Diffee

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85FLT08

Injuries not recorded.

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 PLT REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT, A RAIN STORM SUDDENLY BEGAN & FORCED HIM TO QUICKLY RETURN & LAND. HE REPORTED THAT THE RAIN WAS SO HEAVY THAT HE COULD ONLY SEE STRAIGHT DOWN. HE CONTACTED HIS GROUND CREW & ASKED THEM TO HELP (TALK) HIM DOWN ONTO A ROAD THAT WAS BEING USED AS A LANDING AREA. DURING THE LANDING, THE GROUND CREW SAW A PERSON ON A BICYCLE & TOLD THE PLT TO 'PICK UP.' THE PLT TRIED TO CLEAR OVER THE CYCLIST, BUT THE ACFT STILL HAD ABOUT 1/2 OF ITS LOAD & WAS TOO SLOW TO CLIMB. THE LEFT WING HIT THE CYCLIST ON THE HEAD & SERIOUSLY INJURED HIM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.