# Accident 19800807034569A: Cessna A188B, Axtell, NE, August 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1980, 09:00 local time
- Place: Axtell, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.4798° N, 99.1292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Axtell, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4798&lon=-99.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53150, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53150-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 565 in this make and model, 452 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800807034569A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINES ON PULL-UP FROM SPRAY RUN. POWER LINE HIDDEN BY TREES. FAILED TO SURVEY AREA.

## 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 MKC80DCJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ27), Aug 7, 1980: Cessna A188B (N53150), Axtell, NE, 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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