# Accident 19990322002559A: Cessna A188B, Atwood, KS, March 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Atwood, KS
- Airport: Atwood-Rawlins Co City Co Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RHOG
- Location: 39.8103° N, 101.0399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8103&lon=-101.0399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5706G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5706G-2001-11-29) (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 A188B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,450 total, 900 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990322002559A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO HILLSIDE, BURNED. (.19) ON MARCH 22, 1999, AT 1330 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA A188B, N5706G, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN NEAR ATWOOD, KANSAS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES IN THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ATWOOD-RAWLINS COUNTY CITY-COUNTY AIRPORT NEAR ATWOOD, KANSAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1245. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE MADE "QUITE A FEW PASSES" AT AN ALTITUDE OF 20-30 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WHILE SPRAYING FOR WORMS AT A 20-30 ACRE ALFALFA FIELD. THE WITNESS FURTHER STATED THAT UPON REACHING THE END OF THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD PITCH UP, BANK, REVERSE DIRECTION AND THEN BEGIN ANOTHER PASS. DURING THE LAST REVERSAL, THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TOWARDS THE RIGHT HEADING ON A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION WHEN IT WENT BEHIND A ROW OF TREES. HE SAID A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME UP AND HE WENT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, HE STATED THE COCKPIT WAS ON FIRE AND THAT THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE. AN ON SCENE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE         THERE WAS CONTINUITY OF ALL FLIGHT CONTROL CONNECTIONS. AN ENGINE INSPECTION FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MALFUNCTIONS. AN AUTOPSY WAS CONDUCTED AND TOXICOLOGICAL SAMPLES TAKE FOR EVALUATION. (-23) RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK TREES WHILE A/C IN APPROX. 45 DEGREE BANK DURING AGRICULTURAL SPRAY OPERATION.  A/C YAWED TO THE RIGHT, CRASHED AND STRUCK TWO TREES, ONE THREE RUPTURING EACH FUEL TANK.  FIRE ENSUED.  PILOT KILLED. (.4) A WITNESS SAW THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE DESCEND BEHIND A TREE LINE DURING AERIAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS AND THEN SAW SMOKE COME UP FROM BEHIND THE TREES.  THE TREE LINE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE IMPACT MARKS AND CUTS.  THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN 130 DEGREES FROM AND 300 FEET FROM THE INITIAL TREE IMPACT.  THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CHI99LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA111), Mar 22, 1999: Cessna A188B (N5706G), Atwood, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles.

## Other reports on N5706G (1)

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

- [Accident 19740810025319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740810025319A), Aug 10, 1974: Cessna 188B (N5706G), Mer Rouge, LA, Substantial damage

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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