# Accident 19991103047109A: Cessna A188B, Seminole, TX, November 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1999, 14:10 local time
- Place: Seminole, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7091° N, 102.6501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7091&lon=-102.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72062, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72062-2000-06-26) (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: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 276 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991103047109A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TWO POWERLINES SUSPENDED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE COTTON FIELDS IN A NORTH-SOUTH DIRECTION. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ALIGNING THE SATLOC EQUIPPED AIRPLANE FOR THE FIRST PASS ON THE 320-ACRE FIELD THAT HE INTENDED TO SPRAY. THE PILOT WAS ON A WESTERLY HEADING 'OVER A BROWNISH COLORED MATURED COTTON FIELD AND HE NEVER SAW THE DULL ALUMINUM WIRES' THAT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH. THE PILOT ADDED THAT THE TWO ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE SEVERED AFTER IMPACTING THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD, THE UPPER PORTION OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND THE RUDDER ASSEMBLY. THE RUDDER ASSEMBLY WAS PARTIALLY RIPPED FROM ITS MOUNTS AND JAMMED 'IN A MARKED RIGHT RUDDER DEFLECTION.' AFTER FLYING THROUGH THE POWERLINES, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD ON A WESTERLY HEADING; HOWEVER, THE RUDDER WAS PULLING THE AIRPLANE INTO A RIGHT TURN, WHICH HE COULD NOT CONTROL WITH FULL OPPOSITE AILERON. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE COULD NO LONGER MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, HE EXTENDED THE FLAPS AND 'CRASHED INTO A COTTON FIELD IN A RIGHT WING LOW ATTITUDE.'  (-23)ON NOVEMBER 3, 1999, MR. GLENN FILLER A COMMERICAL RATED PILOT WITH A  CERTIFICATE NUMBER OF 5502423312, WAS INVOLVED IN A AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OF A CESSNA A188B, N72062, WHILE APPLYING CHEMICALS TO COTTON FIELDS. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR ADDISON AERIAL SPRAYING SERVICE OUT OF SEMINOLE TEXAS.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1410 CDT, THIS AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DUE TO UPPER RUDDER AND HORIZONTAL TAIL SEPARATION WHEN STRIKING A POWER LINE.  THIS ACCIDENT SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED THIS AIRCRAFT WHEN ALL RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM WAS LOST, WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND COTTON FIELDS APPROXIMATELY TEN MILES NORTH WEST OF SEMINOLE TEXAS.  THIS FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT RULES, WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 GALLONS OF HERBICIDE ABOARD AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE WITH THE FAA.

## 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 FTW00LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA024), Nov 3, 1999: Cessna A188B (N72062), Seminole, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the powerlines.

## Other reports on N72062 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770909033479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770909033479A), Sep 9, 1977: Cessna A188B (N72062), Raton, NM, Substantial damage. Losing oil pressure.

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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