# Accident 20120710013719A: Cessna A188B, Cheyenne, WY, July 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2012, 07:10 local time
- Place: Cheyenne, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: O04G
- Location: 41.1719° N, 105.0367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1719&lon=-105.0367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4831R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4831R-2018-01-08) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 49 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120710013719A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 10, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 0710 HRS MDT, N4831R, A CESSNA MODEL A188B AGWAGON AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN NEAR CHEYENNE, WY.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 WPR12LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA301), Jul 10, 2012: Cessna A188B (N4831R), Cheyenne, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a power line. Contributing to the accident was the sun's glare.

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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