# Accident 19840817041239A: Cessna A188B, Algona, IA, August 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1984, 07:00 local time
- Place: Algona, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.0691° N, 94.2307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0691&lon=-94.2307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9387G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,414 total, 530 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840817041239A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED NOSE DOWN DURING A PULL UP FROM A SPRAY RUN. RAIN ON WINDSCREEN AND FOG ARE FACTORS.

## 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 MKC84FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA254), Aug 17, 1984: Cessna A188B (N9387G), Algona, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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