- Date
- July 12, 1983, 10:06 local (15:06 UTC)
- Place
- Shelton, NE
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N731ACCessna 188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830712031509A
- Case key
- 33338
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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
The plt had dusted 1 field & had started dusting another that was located on rolling terrain. After making 3 swath runs over the 2nd field, he was maneuvering for a 4th run when the acft's right wing impacted with a power line cable. The wing's leading edge & tip were torn off & the acft crashed & burned.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731AC
- Reported as
- Cessna 188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802736T
- Engine
- Continental IO-520D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Roth Aerial Spraying
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 7, 1983
- Departed
- Wood River, NE
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 2 in this make and model · 546 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 30,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRI, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.