Cessna A188B N8358G

Summary

On 28 July 2001 at about 13:40 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N8358G was involved in an accident near Pelham, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board. One person on the ground also died. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 July 2001 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Pelham, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Flynt Crop Dusting Service

Coordinates

31.1214, -84.1267

Aircraft

Cessna A188B

Registration

N8358G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pelham → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA01LA199

Injuries not recorded.

The ground refueler's inadequate visual lookout resulting in his walking into the rotating propeller of the airplane and receiving fatal injuries.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated he had landed and turned around in the parking area to be refueled and loaded with chemical for aerial application. He kept the engine running. Another airplane landed after him, turned around, and parked about 15-20 feet in front of him. The ground refueler added fuel to the left wing tank of the first airplane and then proceeded to add fuel to the right wing tank of his airplane. After adding fuel, the ground refueler replaced the fuel cap and then turned to his right toward the airplane. As he walked forward he was struck by the propeller. Postmortem toxicology tests on specimens from the refueler were negative for ethanol and drugs. The pilot stated the ground refueler had worked at the company for about 4 days, and had received training in ground operations and safety.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.