# Accident 19870425011499A: Cessna A188B, Orleans, NE, April 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Orleans, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PSBG
- Location: 40.1300° N, 99.4501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1300&lon=-99.4501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6048G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6048G) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 581 total, 218 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870425011499A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD. WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND SHEARED OFF THE LANDING GEAR IN A DITCH.

## 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 MKC87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA090), Apr 25, 1987: Cessna A188B (N6048G), Orleans, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6048G (1)

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

- [Accident 19770727022199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770727022199A), Jul 27, 1977: Cessna 188ACESSNA (N6048G), Trumbull, 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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