Cessna A188B accident near Hollandale, Mississippi, June 13, 1984
On June 13, 1984 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Cessna A188B, registered N731XJ, was involved in an accident near Hollandale, Mississippi. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 13, 1984 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Hollandale, Mississippi · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B · all A188Bs on the register
- Registration
- N731XJ · no longer on the register · serial 18803235
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
TWO ACFT WERE SPRAYING SAME FIELD. A FARM HAND WAS USED AS FLAGGER TO MARK LAST CROP ROW SPRAYED. FLAGGER USED FOR LAST TWO SEASONS AND BRIEFED PREVIOUSLY ON FLAGGING OPERATIONS BY THE PILOT/FARM OWNER. FLAGGER WAS NOT BRIEFED WHERE TO BEGIN COUNTING CROP ROWS THIS DAY. THE FLAGGER WAS POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TO THE FLD APCH END TO WALK CLEAR OF THE ACFTONCE THE SPRAY RUN HAD BEGUN. PLT OF SECOND ACFT BEGAN FIRST RUN AFTER COMPLETION OF FIRST SWATH BY FIRST ACFT. AFTER PASSING OVER TREES THAT LINED APCH END OF FIELD PLT LOOKED AWAY FROM FLAGGER TO SPOT FIRST ACFT. WHEN PLT LOOKED BACK TOFLAGGER, PLT SAID, THE FLAGGER WAS WALKING PARALLEL TO CROP ROWS WITH BACK TO APPROACHING ACFT. MEDICAL REPORT INDICATEDTHAT FLAGGERS INJURIES WERE TO HER RIGHT SIDE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 2,300 hours in all; 700 in this make and model; 82 in the last 90 days; 2,300 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 31, 1983; 80 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,200 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520-D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Hollandale MS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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