# Accident 19980630015399A: Cessna A188B, Amarillo, TX, June 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1998, 12:00 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TMSG
- Location: 35.3405° N, 101.3791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3405&lon=-101.3791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3845J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3845J-2000-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A188B (registry code 2073005, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980630015399A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, STRUCK A POWER LINE, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ. (-23) THE CESSNA 188 COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE WHILE MANEUVERING DURING A SPRAYING OPERATION. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, FATALLY WOUNDING THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER IMPACT.

## 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 FTW98FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA290), Jun 30, 1998: Cessna A188B (N3845J), Panhandle, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission wires 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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