- Date
- May 30, 1984, 19:00 local (May 31, 1984, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ripley, OK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731KUCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840530071339A
- Case key
- 21355
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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.
Analysis
Acft contacted three unmarked transmission power lines which crossed the cimarron river. The plt was flying over the river trying to locate a field which was to be sprayed. The acft then crashed on nearby river bed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731KU
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802961T
- Airframe hours
- 1,200
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Tom F. Knox
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 10, 1983
- Departed
- Stillwater, OK
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,778 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 2,713 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.