# Accident 19970728025899A: Cessna A188B, Benson, NC, July 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1997, 14:25 local time
- Place: Benson, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RSOG
- Location: 35.3694° N, 78.5396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3694&lon=-78.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53240, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53240-2012-12-12) (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: 2,396 total, 1,704 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970728025899A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON PULLUP FROM A RUN. PROP HIT WIRE DRAGGED UNDER BELLY. PULLED OFF GASCOLATOR BOWL. LOST FUEL FLOW. (-23) AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO A POWERLINE OR TELEPHONE LINE BREAKING OFF FUEL STRAINER BOWL RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 MIA97LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA221), Jul 28, 1997: Cessna 188 (N53240), Benson, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout during a swath run resulting in an in-flight collision with a cable, subsequent loss of engine power, forced landing, and an in-flight collision with…

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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