# NTSB DFW07CA181: Cessna A188B, N4827J, Garden City, TX, August 8, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 8, 2007, 08:05 local (13:05 UTC) - Place: Garden City, TX - Coordinates: 31.819444, -101.478889 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8194&lon=-101.4789&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Lubbock, Texas - NTSB case key (mKey): 66426 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW07CA181 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66426/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA181 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the ground equipment while maneuvering. A contributing factor was the power lines along the pilot's application path. ## 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 - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - object - vehicle - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor) - Loss of control - in flight, descent - uncontrolled - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis A single-engine agricultural airplane collided with a cotton trailer while performing an aerial application flight. The 1,296-hour commercial pilot was maneuvering the airplane to fly under power transmission lines when the airplane collided with a parked cotton trailer, lost directional control, and impacted the ground. The operator reported that the pilot was unable to recall the flight due to a concussion sustained during the accident. The operator further stated that a contributing factor was the fact that the pilot was used to flying a 680-horsepower turbine powered airplane and had recently been assigned a 300-horsepower airplane. An eyewitness reported observing the airplane performing the turn to reverse direction before losing sight of the aircraft prior to impact. Additionally, the eyewitness reported that the engine sounded "normal." There were no reported aircraft anomalies prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative A single-engine agricultural airplane collided with a cotton trailer while performing an aerial application flight. The 1,296-hour commercial pilot was maneuvering the airplane to fly under power transmission lines when the airplane collided with a parked cotton trailer, lost directional control, and impacted the ground. The operator reported that the pilot was unable to recall the flight due to a concussion sustained during the accident. The operator further stated that a contributing factor was the fact that the pilot was used to flying a 680-horsepower turbine powered airplane and had recently been assigned a 300-horsepower airplane. An eyewitness reported observing the airplane performing the turn to reverse direction before losing sight of the aircraft prior to impact. Additionally, the eyewitness reported that the engine sounded "normal." There were no reported aircraft anomalies prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4827J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4827J-2007-11-07), registration cancelled 2007-11-07, S/N 18803770T, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna A188B - Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18803770T - Airframe hours: 3550 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Bert L Bruton - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2007, 300 hours before - Departed: Garden City, TX ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 19; injuries: serious; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2006; seat: single; flight hours: 1,296 total, 785 in this make and model, 1,210 as pilot in command, 300 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.97 inHg - Observed at: MAF, 37 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 20070808015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070808015489A), Aug 8, 2007: Cessna A188B, Garden City, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On August 8, 2007 at approximately 0815 CDT, N4827J, a Cessna CE-188-A188B, piloted by [privacy data omitted] impacted terrain near Garden City, Texas.… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.