Cessna A188B N731VR
13 July 1999 · Panther Burn, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 July 1999 at about 12:18 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N731VR, operated by Michael A. Johnson, was involved in an accident near Panther Burn, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Panther Burn, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.0604, -90.8696
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B
- Registration
- N731VR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael A. Johnson
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anguilla → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL99LA106
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance that resulted in the in-flight collision with trees. A factor was his diverted attention following the failure of the DGPS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot departed the airstrip with a load of 57 gallons of Fyfanon, a chemical used to spray boll weevils. After performing a series of spray runs, the airplane veered off course, collided with a tree line, then impacted the ground and burned. A review of the airplane's maintenance records disclosed that the Differential Global Position System (DGPS) installed on the airplane had been serviced twice during the week leading to the accident. The DGPS is installed on a shelf behind the pilot's seat near where the shoulder harness is attached, and was required to be operational for use during the flight under the conditions of the spraying contract. According to stored information downloaded from the DGPS, the lock on the DGPS was lost shortly after the pilot had completed a right turn on the southeast side of the field. The airplane was located one and a half miles northwest of where the last DGPS signal was received.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1999 | Cessna A188B | Seward, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1999 | Cessna A188B | Lincoln, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1999 | Cessna A188B | Atwood, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jun 1999 | Cessna A188B | Glen Allan, Mississippi, United States | Michael Lewis | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1999 | Cessna A188B | Seminole, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1999 | Cessna A188B | South Oxford, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1999 | Gulfstream American AA-5A | Carthage, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1999 | Air Tractor AT-401 | Caledonia, Mississippi, United States | Floyd C. Lowry | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1999 | Trohoski VARI-EZE | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1999 | Cessna 172G | Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1999 | Piper PA-24-180 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Oct 1999 | Cessna 150F | Bay Springs, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |