# Accident 19970728019899A: Cessna 188B, Halstead, KS, July 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1997, 11:45 local time
- Place: Halstead, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.9992° N, 97.5005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9992&lon=-97.5005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4864Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4864Q-2005-03-30) (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 188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970728019899A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 28, 1997, AT 1145 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 188B, N4864Q, OPERATED BY BLUE SKY AIRSPRAY, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD WHEN IT HIT A POWERLINE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RETURNED TO NEWTON, KANSAS, WHERE HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE. THE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL SPRAYER HAD DEPARTED NEWTON, KANSAS ON A LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS MAKING A FOURTH PASS ON A FIELD DURING AERIAL APPLICATION AND "FAILED TO INITIATE A PULL-UP IN TIME TO CLEAR THE POWERLINE." THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A WIRE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIRE CUTTER LOCATED ON THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR DID NOT SEVER THE WIRE. AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED FORWARD, THE WIRE BROKE IN TWO FROM THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE WIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE BROKE ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE WIRE WENT UNDERNEATH THE EMPENAGE AND WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND THE LEFT ELEVATOR. THE LEFT ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE BEING CUT IN TWO UNTIL THE WIRE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT BROKE. A 75 FOOT SECTION OF WIRE TRAILED THE AIRPLANE AS THE PILOT CONTINUED FLYING. BY APPLYING ABOUT 40 POUNDS OF FORWARD STICK PRESSURE AND NOT DUMPING THE CHEMICAL LOAD, HE WAS ABLE TO LAND AT NEWTON, KANSAS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FATIGUED AS A RESULT OF WORKING APPROXIMATELY 18 HOUR DAYS THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI97LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA228), Jul 28, 1997: Cessna 188B (N4864Q), Halstead, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain adequate clearance from the transmission wires. Factors included the malfunctioning of the wire cutter and pilot fatigue.

## Other reports on N4864Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19930801027409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930801027409A), Aug 1, 1993: Cessna A188B (N4864Q), Buhler, KS, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray run. Substantial damage in forced landing. Gear teeth broke off camshaft drive gear.

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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