# Accident 19830712031509A: Cessna 188B, Shelton, NE, July 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1983, 10:06 local time
- Place: Shelton, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.7703° N, 98.7299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7703&lon=-98.7299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731AC-1985-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830712031509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH HIGH TENSION LINE DURING PROCEDURE TURN AROUND CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 MKC83FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA153), Jul 12, 1983: Cessna 188B (N731AC), Shelton, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N731AC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790817031809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817031809I), Aug 17, 1979: Cessna 188B (N731AC), Dillon, SC, Minor damage. Aircraft struck dirt mound tearing off left main landing gear.

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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