# Accident 20010822026239A: Cessna A188B, Bancroft, WI, August 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bancroft, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.2599° N, 89.4001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2599&lon=-89.4001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91138, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91138-2002-02-28) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010822026239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 22, 2001, AT 9:3O CDST A CESSNA 188, N91138, MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE EAST OF 2ND AVE. BANCROFT, WI. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THIS WAS A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER CFT PART 137 RULES AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE BANCROFT AIRPORT WITH THE INTENT OF AERIAL APPLICATION. (.19) ON AUGUST 22, 2001, AT 0930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 188, N91138, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD OF CORN. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED INTO THE CORN CROP WHILE THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED BY A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE SPRAY PUMP. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL SPRAYING FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR BANCROFT, WISCONSIN, AT 0900 ON A LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE OBSERVED WEATHER AT STEVENS POINT (STE), WISCONSIN, REPORTED WINDS CALM, 3 MILES VISIBILITY, 500 FEET BROKEN, AND ALTIMETER 29.89. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI01LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA288), Aug 22, 2001: Cessna 188 (N91138), Almond, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain clearance from the corn crop. Additional factors were the inoperative spray pump, the corn crop, and the pilot's diverted attention.

## Other reports on N91138 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780517015129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517015129A), May 17, 1978: Cessna A188B (N91138), Kingfisher, OK, Substantial damage. Highway used for take off.

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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