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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Virden, IL · May 8, 1985

Date: May 8, 1985 · 18:45 local
Place: Virden, IL
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N731VR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI85LA191
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,572 total2,206 in this make and model96 in the last 90 days

N731VRRegistration cancelled Mar 17, 2005 · Cessna A188BS/N 18803194T · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna A188B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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During swath run pilot struck powerline as he attempted to go over some lines and under other. Impacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

DURING SWATH RUN PILOT STRUCK POWERLINE AS HE ATTEMPTED TO GO OVER SOME LINES AND UNDER OTHER. IMPACTED GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI85LA191Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVirden, ILDuring aerial application, the pilot attempted to pass over a set of low wires and under high tension lines. The wires are 300 ft. apart horizontally. The prop contacted the high tension lines and the acft was destroyed on contact with the ground.May 8, 1985 · Destroyed

Other reports on N731VR · 2

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

Accident 19990713009009ALow Level Operations · Panther Burn, MSAcft struck trees during aerial application, crashed, and burned, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on July 13, 1999, at 0815 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 188B, N731VR, collided with the ground following an aerial application maneuver in Panther Burn,…Jul 13, 1999 · Substantial damage Accident 19970805025959ALevel Off Touchdown · Cadaretta, MSBounced landing. Departed runway struck a tree. (-23) pilot stated he had landed aircraft over a bump in the dirt strip bouncing the airplane into the air, causing it to deviate to the left hitting a small tree with the left wing swinging ti around to the…Aug 5, 1997 · Substantial damage