19890524012769A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Dell City, TX · May 24, 1989

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Date: May 24, 1989 · 06:28 local
Place: Dell City, TX
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: WBLG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N731FR
Reported as: Cessna A188B
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,813 total1,223 in this make and model166 in the last 90 days

N731FRRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2004 · Cessna A188BS/N 18802866T · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna A188B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck a powerline and crashed while spraying a cotten field.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A POWERLINE AND CRASHED WHILE SPRAYING A COTTEN FIELD.