# NTSB CHI83LA408: Cessna 188, N9986G, Little York, IN, September 1, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 1, 1983, 18:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place: Little York, IN
- Location: 38.6993° N, 85.9046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little York, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6993&lon=-85.9046&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA408
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12329/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA408

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18800786
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 29; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830901049709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830901049709A), Sep 1, 1983: Cessna 188CESSNA, Little York, IN, Destroyed. Aircraft struck wires crashed and burned during aerial application flight.

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.

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