# Accident 20040615017779A: Cessna A188B, Rush Springs, OK, June 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Rush Springs, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: T5WG
- Location: 34.7693° N, 97.9503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7693&lon=-97.9503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21650, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21650-2007-07-23) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,900 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040615017779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ENTERED FIELD FROM THE NORTH, HEADED DUE SOUTH. HE CROSSED OVER THE EAST/WEST TREE LINE ON THE NORTH EDGE OF THE FIELD AND DESCENDED RAPIDLY TO START HIS SPRAY RUN. AS HE WAS SETTING HIS "A-B" LINE ON HIS SATLOC HE LEVELED OUT AND IMMEDIATELY STRUCK TWO UNSEEN SUSPENDED POWER LINES. THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED RAPIDLY AND WAS PULLED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. ONE OF THE POWER LINES WRAPPED AROUND THE RIGHT SPRAY BOOM AND TORE IT AWAY. THE PILOT BELIEVED HE WAS GOING TO IMPACT THE GROUND SO HE PUSHED THE EMERGENCY HANDLE AND DUMPED HIS LOAD OF GRAZON. A LARGE QUANTITY OF THE CHEMICAL ENTERED THE COCKPIT AND COVERED THE PILOTS FACE AND EYES. THE PILOT LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND BUT DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL FLYABLE AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO HIS AIRSTRIP A FEW MILES TO THE NORTH. HE HAD A VERY HARD LANDING DUE TO LACK OF COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE CHEMICALS IN HIS EYES.

## 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 FTW04LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA162), Jun 15, 2004: Cessna 188B (N21650), Rush Springs, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a utility pole and power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application.

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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