- Date
- June 10, 1983, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Saco, MT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4812QCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830610024899A
- Case key
- 16091
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with telephone lines during an aerial application run. The pilot's son reported that the acft was pulling up at the end of a spray run when the wires were hit. Most of the wires in this area are underground however thewires at the end of this field were on poles. The wires that were struck were about 20 ft AGL and consisted of 4 armored cables. These are very strong cables and did not break but several of the poles were snapped off. The acft hit the ground after the wire strike and turned 165 degrees. The pilot crawled out of the wreckage and was found 1/2 hr later.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4812Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802550T
- Airframe hours
- 1,107
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Russaero Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · May 2, 1983 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- MLK · Malta, MT
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 13,100 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 13,000 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GGW, 33 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.