- Date
- May 4, 1989, 06:28 local (12:28 UTC)
- Place
- Dell City, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731FRCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 22706
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to see and/or avoid the powerlines. Contributing factor(s) was: the early morning sunglare.
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
Light condition - sunglareFactor
Object - wire,transmission
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The aircraft collided with power lines. Evidence shows that the aircraft was in a 60 degree right bank. Sunrise occurred at 0604.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731FR
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802866T
- Airframe hours
- 2,469
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Dell Valley Spraying
- Registered owner
- Bell Valley Spraying, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 16, 1989 · 140 hours before
- Departed
- 2E5 · Dell City, TX
N731FRRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2004 · Cessna A188BAirframe modelCessna A188BEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,813 total · 1,223 in this make and model · 1,713 as pilot in command · 166 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F