# NTSB MKC81DCQ36: Cessna A188-B, N731WP, Murdock, KS, May 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1981
- Place: Murdock, KS · MURDOCK, KS
- Location: 37.6111° N, 97.9317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murdock, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6111&lon=-97.9317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCQ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1081  81/5/31    MURDOCK,KS          CESSNA A188-B       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1250
        TIME - 1900                    N731WP              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANTHONY,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -    4                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1606
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731WP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731WP-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 18803216, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A188-B
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810531031799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531031799A), May 31, 1981: Cessna A188B, Murdock, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit wires during spray run. Ag pilot was not wearing corrective glasses.

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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