Cessna A188B N21605
27 September 1972 · Alligator, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 September 1972 at about 07:45 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N21605, operated by Reitz Dusters, was involved in an accident during in flight near Alligator, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alligator, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B
- Registration
- N21605
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Reitz Dusters
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4013
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
SVRL FUEL LINE FITTINGS UNDERTORQUED.HYD OUTPUT PRESS LINE, NON-APVD, HAD APRX 0.125IN HOLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1972 | Cessna A188B | Harrisburg, Arkansas, United States | JIM Peck | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1972 | Cessna A188B | Surprise, Arizona, United States | Valley Sprayer | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1972 | Cessna A188B | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Williams Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1973 | Cessna A188B | Tucker, Arkansas, United States | Kimmel Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1973 | Cessna A188B | Hebron, Nebraska, United States | Colby AG Sales | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1973 | Cessna A188B | Tryonza, Arkansas, United States | Delta Spraying | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |