20200727009429A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Parkston, SD · July 27, 2020

Date
July 27, 2020 · 10:45 local
Place
Parkston, SD
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
7CLG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N53163
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20LA309
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
316 total47 in this make and model126 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 27th 2020, at 10:45 am, a Cessna CE188 ag wagon, owned by privacy data omitted was involved in a fatal accident while out spraying crops. Weather was clear, with 2-3 mph winds. The flight was conducted under VFR conditions. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot was fatally injured. The pilot held a commercial pilots license. The flight originated at the corsica SD airfield on July 27, 2020 at approximately 1025AM.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 27TH 2020, AT 10:45 AM, A CESSNA CE188 AG WAGON, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE OUT SPRAYING CROPS. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, WITH 2-3 MPH WINDS. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT HELD A COMMERCIAL PILOTS LICENSE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CORSICA SD AIRFIELD ON JULY 27, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1025AM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.