# Accident 19990818012639A: Cessna A188B, Seward, NE, August 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1999, 19:30 local time
- Place: Seward, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.9107° N, 97.0894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9107&lon=-97.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N136MC-2002-06-20) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990818012639A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN ITS TAIL SECTION STRUCK A POWER LINE, THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND, AND ROLLED OVER, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) OPERATOR WAS SPRAYING FIELD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. AT THE END OF THE FIELD THE OPERATOR WENT UNDER A 28 FOOT CLEARANCE POWER LINE. THE BOTTOM LINE CAUGHT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN APPROX. 150 FEET FROM THE POWERLINE. THE A/C CAME TO REST APPROX. 214 FEET FROM THE POWERLINE. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE A/C WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI99LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA303), Aug 19, 1999: Cessna A188B (N136MC), Seward, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power line. A factor relating to this accident was the power line.

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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