# Accident 20110401004389A: Cessna A188B, Palouse, WA, April 1, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2011, 11:55 local time
- Place: Palouse, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.9000° N, 117.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9000&lon=-117.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5851G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5851G-2013-04-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110401004389A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT MORGAN A. STANTON WAS SPRAYING FERTILIZER ON A FIELD JUST SOUTH OF KAMIAK BUTTE.  HIS TURNING AREA WAS UP HILL FROM THE FIELD TOWARDS THE BUTTE.  TERRAIN CLIMBED FASTER THEN THE AIRCRAFT COULD CLIMB.  HE STRUCK A TREE THAT CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  HE STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE DOWN AT NEARLY A 90 DEGREE RIGHT BANK.

## 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 WPR11LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA181), Apr 1, 2011: Cessna A188 (N5851G), Palouse, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during a low-level aerial application maneuver.

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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