# Accident 19870507014029A: Cessna 188CESSNA, Harper, KS, May 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1987, 06:30 local time
- Place: Harper, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WEEG
- Location: 37.2804° N, 98.0201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2804&lon=-98.0201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5609J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5609J-1994-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188 (registry code 2073002, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,605 total, 950 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87DCQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870507014029A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES AND WAS DESTROYED DURING AERIAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS.

## 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 MKC87DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87DCQ02), May 7, 1987: Cessna 188 (N5609J), Harper, KS, destroyed

## Other reports on N5609J (1)

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

- [Accident 19750729021909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750729021909A), Jul 29, 1975: Cessna 188CESSNA (N5609J), Auburn, NE, Substantial damage. Ex valve stuck open. Lndd in a terraced plowed fld.

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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