- Date
- August 10, 1984, 16:43 local (21:43 UTC)
- Place
- Bloom, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9841VCessna 188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840810040059A
- Case key
- 33547
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft struck two guy wires during a spraying operation when the plt failed to clear the wires. Operators heard the impact which occurred about 160 AGL & toppled the 310 ft tower. The acft wings were separated from the fuselage which continued to the west of the tower where it nosed into the ground. The engine separated and the fuel tank behind the engine was flattened. According to his statement, the plt does not remember any of the events leading to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9841V
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1880091
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Erhart Aerial Sprying,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Edward D. Wilson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 30, 1984
- Departed
- DDC · Dodge City, KS
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,693 total · 1,685 in this make and model · 2,591 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DDC, 14 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.