# Accident 20070608013829A: Cessna A188B, Sargent, NE, June 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2007, 19:30 local time
- Place: Sargent, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: AXKG
- Location: 41.6402° N, 99.3697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6402&lon=-99.3697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9493G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9493G-2013-03-20) (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: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070608013829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DURING AERIAL APPLICATION WAS DISTRACTED LOOKING FOR A MAP INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HILLTOP. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AND A POST IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 CHI07CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA166), Jun 8, 2007: Cessna A188B (N9493G), Sargent, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout and clearance from the hillside. Factors contributing to the accident include the pilot's diverted attention, the hillside, and the glare from…

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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