- Date
- September 1, 1983, 18:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Little York, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9986GCessna 188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830901049709A
- Case key
- 12329
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Terrain condition - high obstruction(s)Factor
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Analysis
The plt stated that he circled & looked for wires & obstructions prior to spraying. During a run he flew over a first set of wires but struck a second set of wires which were not marked & the poles were difficult to see because they were in trees. From the direction the acft was flying, it would have been difficult for the plt to see the wires the acft struck.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9986G
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18800786
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Jack R. Olds
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Madison, IN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,700 total · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IND, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.