# Accident 20020925026419A: Cessna 188B, Pikeville, NC, September 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2002, 17:10 local time
- Place: Pikeville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WY7G
- Location: 35.4497° N, 77.8497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4497&lon=-77.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21689, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21689-2007-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 188B (registry code 2073007, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-188b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02CA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020925026419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 AT 1700 EST, N21689 A CESSNA 188B WAS CONDUCTING AN AERIAL SPRAYING DETAIL OVER A DRY LAKE, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR 137 WHEN IT IMPACTED A CABLE CROSSING A COVE INLET AND CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD IN PIKEVILLE, NC. THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GOLDSBORO-WAYNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN GOLDSBORO, NC AT APPROXIMATELY 1640 AND HAD BEEN AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SPRAYING THE LENGTH OF THE LAKE WHEN ON THE FINAL SPRAY RUN DECIDED TO SPRAY A COVE INLET HE HAD MISSED, AFTER ENTERING THE COVE THE PILOT FELT A HEAVY TUG ON THE AIRCRAFT TAIL, HE THEN SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE WIRE WRAPPING AROUND THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE IMMEDIATELY PITCHED UP AND FELT A SECOND TUG. THE AIRCRAFT MANAGED TO CLEAR A TREE LINE AND IMPACT THE GROUND IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS AWAY. INITIAL EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FOUND THAT MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT THE SITE OF IMPACT, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB WITH ELEVATOR AND TAIL WHEEL HAD BEEN SHEARED OFF AS WELL AS 85% OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 MIA02CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02CA174), Sep 25, 2002: Cessna 188B (N21689), Pikesville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inability of the pilot to see the .250 inch diameter unmarked cable resulting in the in-flight collision with the cable and substantial damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N21689 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730817027811A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817027811A), Aug 17, 1973: Cessna 188B (N21689), Swan Quarter, NC, Substantial damage. Acft collided near head on.C-172 previously flew about 1000FT to r.C-188 ferry,no load abd.

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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