# Accident 19960822040679A: Cessna A188B, Aitkin, MN, August 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1996, 19:05 local time
- Place: Aitkin, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KIVG
- Location: 46.5306° N, 93.7101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5306&lon=-93.7101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4797Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4797Q-2012-12-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960822040679A

## Narrative

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

BLINDED BY SUN STRUCK POWER LINE AND CRASHED DURING A SPRAY RUN. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED TO SPRAY FIELD WITH HIGH CONCENTRATE MALATHION. APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MORE PASSES WOULD BE NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION. FLYING FROM EAST TO WEST, PULL UP INTO THE SUN. WINDS LIGHT AND OUT OF THE NORTH, NOT A FACTOR. VISIBILITY NOT A FACTOR. AIRCRAFT HIT HIGH TENSION POWER LINES. PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO EXTREMITIES AND HEAD, WAS CUT OUT OF HARNESS BY WITNESSES. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, BUT DID NOT CATCH FIRE. EMERGENCY SERVICES CALLED VIA CELLULAR PHONE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO DULUTH, MN (ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL) VIA AIR AMBULANCE. HE SAYS HE DOES NOT REMEMBER ACCIDENT OR LOCATION OF PILOT/AIRCRAFT LOG BOOKS, AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, FAA FORMS 337, OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION NECESSARY TO THE INVESTIGATION. NTSB ADVISED OF SITUATION.

## 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 CHI96LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA313), Aug 23, 1996: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Aitkin, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from known transmission lines. Factors relating to this accident were the transmission lines and the sunglare which hindered the pilot's ability to see the…

## Other reports on N4797Q (3)

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

- [Incident 19870706063889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706063889I), Jul 6, 1987: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Aitkin, MN, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed as aircraft turned from grass to the hard surface runway.
- [Accident 19840827044089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840827044089A), Aug 27, 1984: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Delavan, MN, Substantial damage. After liftoff, pilot determined that he could clear powerlines. Tried to fly under, hit lower strand of lines.
- [Accident 19810529031009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529031009A), May 29, 1981: Cessna A188B (N4797Q), Leroy, MN, Substantial damage. Failed to obtain flying speed to lift off. Dumped load, ran off end of runway. Cause not substantiated.

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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