# NTSB LAX83LA441: Cessna 188, N21613, Winkelman, AZ, September 16, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 16, 1983, 06:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place: Winkelman, AZ
- Location: 32.9825° N, 110.7617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winkelman, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9825&lon=-110.7617&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA441
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23855/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA441

## 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
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application

## Analysis

THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH WIRES AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN AND THE ACFT WAS PULLED TO THE GROUND ABOUT 300 FT FROM THE WIRES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21613](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21613-2013-06-11), registration cancelled 2013-06-11, S/N 18800907, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- 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: 0612
- Airframe hours: 1400
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: W.E. Hamilton
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 1983, 150 hours before
- Departed: 4GL, GLOBE, AZ

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 1,580 total, 700 in this make and model, 1,500 as pilot in command, 300 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## 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 19830916049389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830916049389A), Sep 16, 1983: Cessna 188CESSNA, Winkleman, AZ, Destroyed. Struck powerlines at end of a swath run. Aircraft was pulled to the ground 300 feet beyond wires.

## Other investigations on N21613 (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX79DUJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ15), Nov 6, 1978: Cessna 188 (N21613), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN73DTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE09), Jul 19, 1972: Cessna 188 (N21613), Pritchett, CO, substantial damage

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.

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