# Accident 20240724009639A: Cessna A188B, Overton, NE, July 24, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2024, 16:00 local time
- Place: Overton, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 9WLG
- Location: 40.8587° N, 99.5348° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8587&lon=-99.5348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9576G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9576G) (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, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 786 total, 433 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240724009639A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE TOP, GROUNDING WIRE OF A SET OF HIGH-TENSION POWER LINES. THE CABLE TANGLED IN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE CONTACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET EAST OF THE POWER LINES. THE IMPACT AREA INDICATED A LOW ANGLE AND LOW VELOCITY. THE DEBRIS PATH WAS ON A HEADING OF 063 DEGREES THAT EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET. THE TENSION APPLIED TO THE ATTACHED CABLE PULLED THE FUSELAGE, EMPENNAGE, LEFT LANDING GEAR, AND LEFT WING 72 FEET IN A 243 DEGREE DIRECTION.

## 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 CEN24LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA285), Jul 24, 2024: Cessna A188B (N9576G), Sumner, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during the spray pass.

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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