# Accident 20040811028079A: Cessna A188B, Mylo, ND, August 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2004, 20:00 local time
- Place: Mylo, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WFJG
- Location: 48.6297° N, 99.6109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6297&lon=-99.6109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92806, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92806-2006-05-15) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040811028079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF THE SINGLE PLACE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENT OVER A BARN, HOUSE AND TREES TO APPLY CHEMICAL TO A FIELD OF SUNFLOWERS. THE FIELD BEING APPROACHED WAS DOWN AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BELOW THE HOUSE AND BARN. AS THE PILOT WOULD HAVE STARTED A "FLARE" MANEUVER TO LEVEL FLIGHT AND BEGIN THE CHEMICAL APPLICATION, HE STRUCK THE TOP 2/3RDS OF AN OLD IRON FARM WINDMILL. THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER STRUCK THE WINDMILL FAN BLADES AND PUMP DRIVE MECHANISM AND AS IT CONTINUED, IT STRUCK THE HEAVY CAST IRON MECHANISM AT THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING ATTACH AREA. THE RIGHT WING AND MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THIS POINT. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS DESCENT, IT BECAME INVERTED AND STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEYOND THE IMPACT POINT WITH THE WINDMILL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID, INVERTED, ANOTHER 200 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, BUT NO FIRE ENSUED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. WITNESSES INDICATE THE WINDMILL FAN BLADES WERE STATIONARY AND ALIGNED WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT PATH. THIS WOULD HAVE REDUCED THEIR VISIBILITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 14 CFR PART 137.

## 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 CHI04LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA225), Aug 12, 2004: Cessna A188B (N92806), Mylo, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the windmill. The windmill was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N92806 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940518031919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940518031919I), May 18, 1994: Cessna A188B (N92806), Rolla, ND, Minor damage. Left wheel severed on a rock pile during a spray run. Gear attach bolts broke landing at base. Better field survey.

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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