# Accident 19910506065339A: Cessna A188B, Mingo, KS, May 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1991, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mingo, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WEOG
- Location: 39.3794° N, 101.0404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3794&lon=-101.0404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9374R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9374R-1997-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCQ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910506065339A

## Narrative

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

WING TIP STRUCK POWERLINE DURING SPRAY RUN. ELECTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT TO CHECK DAMAGE CAUSING MORE DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI91DCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCQ05), May 6, 1991: Cessna A188B (N9374R), Mingo, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT IS SOFT TERRAIN IN THE SELECTED LANDING AREA.

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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