# Accident 19971014030659A: Cessna A188B, Morton, TX, October 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1997, 09:35 local time
- Place: Morton, TX
- Airport: Cochran County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.7197° N, 102.7491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7197&lon=-102.7491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N731GY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731GY-2013-04-24) (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)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971014030659A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK POWER LINES AND CRASHED, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ MORTON, TX. (-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS. WE WERE UNABLE TO FIND RECORDS TO INDICATE HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL OR HOURS IN LAST 90 DAYS.

## 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 FTW98FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA012), Oct 14, 1997: Cessna A188B (N731GY), Morton, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.

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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