- Date
- April 23, 1980
- Place
- Winfield, KS · WINFIELD, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4760QCessna A188B
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800423010029A
- Case key
- 130832
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1199 80/4/23 WINFIELD,KS CESSNA A188B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0540 N4760Q PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 45, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STROTHER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINFIELD,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1150 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- SPRAY PILOT CAUGHT POWER LINE WITH LANDING GEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4760Q
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Strother Field
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.