# Accident 19960924029699A: Cessna T188C, Snyder, TX, September 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1996, 14:28 local time
- Place: Snyder, TX
- Airport: Winston Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NCWG
- Location: 32.7104° N, 100.9090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7104&lon=-100.9090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9537J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9537J-2005-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T188C (registry code 2073012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t188c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T188C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96TA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96TA400) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960924029699A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POLE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, TORE OFF PART OF LEFT WING AND AILERON, RETURNED, LOST CONTROL,CARTWHEELED (-23) ON 09/24/96, AT 1419 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N9537J, A CESSNA T188C, REGISTERED TO AAA FLYING SERVICE, IN MCALLEN, TEXAS, AND OPERATED BY J.R. DAVIS ON THE TEXAS BOLL WEAVIAL ERADICATION CONTRACT, STRUCK AN ELECTRIC POLE WHILE MANEUVERING TO CONDUCT AERIAL APPLICATION. THE POLE STRIKE SEVERED 3 FEET AND THE AILERON FROM THE LEFT WING. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT MANAGED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE FOR 13 MINUTES TO GET BACK TO THE SNYDER AIRPORT. ON FINAL APPROACH, AFTER REDUCING POWER REQUIRED, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT UNTIL THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, RESULTING IN A CARTWHEEL AND POST ACCIDENT ENGINE FIRE. THE PILOT WALKED AWAY UNINJURED.

## 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 FTW96TA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96TA400), Sep 24, 1996: Cessna T188C (N9537J), Snyder, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a pole resulting in the separation of the left aileron and a loss of aircraft control. A factor was the haze.

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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