# Accident 19840530071339A: Cessna A188B, Ripley, OK, May 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1984, 19:00 local time
- Place: Ripley, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.0098° N, 96.8997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0098&lon=-96.8997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731KU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731KU-1985-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,778 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840530071339A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES OVER A RIVERBED WHILE VIEWING FIELD TO BEGIN A SWATH RUN. CRASHED IN DRY RIVERBED.

## 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 FTW84LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA257), May 31, 1984: Cessna A188B (N731KU), Ripley, OK, 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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