Two agricultural aircraft have near midair collision near M73 airport.

Attributes
ACN	90059
Time
Date	198806
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : m73
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	90059
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 300
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Another plane took off going north. I took off going east and turned back northwest. Saw other aircraft and was surprised no evasive action necessary, but instinctively pulled away.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWO AGRICULTURAL ACFT HAVE NMAC NEAR M73 ARPT.

Narrative: ANOTHER PLANE TOOK OFF GOING NORTH. I TOOK OFF GOING EAST AND TURNED BACK NW. SAW OTHER ACFT AND WAS SURPRISED NO EVASIVE ACTION NECESSARY, BUT INSTINCTIVELY PULLED AWAY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.