# Accident 19800423010029A: Cessna A188B, Winfield, KS, April 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1980, 05:45 local time
- Place: Winfield, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.2428° N, 96.9797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winfield, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2428&lon=-96.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4760Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800423010029A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AG AIRPLANE STRUCK WIRE DURING ENTRY INTO SPRAY FIELD. WIRE DRAGGED AIRPLANE TO GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC80FCQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCQ13), Apr 23, 1980: Cessna A188B (N4760Q), Winfield, KS, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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