Cessna T188C N3195J

Summary

On 4 August 1983 at about 14:22 local time, a Cessna T188C registered N3195J was involved in an accident near Semmes, Alabama, 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.

Date

4 August 1983 at 14:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Semmes, Alabama, United States

Coordinates

30.7706, -88.2594

Aircraft

Cessna T188C

Registration

N3195J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Grand Bay → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA310

Nobody was injured.

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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. THERE WERE 2 SET OF WIRES CROSSING THE AREA, A LOW SET AND A HIGH SET. THE PILOT SUDDENLY CAME UPON THE LOW SET AND CLIMBED OVER THEM BUT COLLIDED WITH THE HIGH SET.THE VERTICAL STABILIZER CAUGHT THE WIRES AND WAS TORN OFF, THE ACFT NOSED INTO A CORN FIELD AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PLT HAD A MEDICAL LIMITATION FOR VISION REQUIRING CORRECTIVE LENSES. HE WAS COMPLYING WITH THAT REQUIREMENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.