- Date
- April 5, 1991, 18:40 local (Apr 6, 1991, 00:40 UTC)
- Place
- Tipton, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4165JCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910405009079A
- Case key
- 23320
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain poroper clearance above obstacles. A factor was the sun glare.
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
As the pilot began a westerly swath run into the sun, the airplane collided with a tree and power line pole. A seven foot section of the right wing separated and control was lost. The airplane slid to rest in a field about 180 yards from impact. A small electrial fire was extinguished by the pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4165J
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18803723T
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Abernathy/Horton Flying Serv.
- Registered owner
- Abernathy/Horton Flying Serv.
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,300 total · 5,245 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.