# NTSB MKC90LA143: Cessna 188, N70147, Marshalltown, IA, July 1, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 1, 1990, 17:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place: Marshalltown, IA
- Coordinates: 42.030624, -92.910377 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0306&lon=-92.9104&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC90LA143
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35012/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA143

## Probable cause

INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND CLEARANCE NOT OBTAINED.

## 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,static (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

WHILE CONDUCTING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES, THEN BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT STRIKING THE TERRAIN, AND CARTWHEELING TO STOP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70147](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70147-1991-06-13), registration cancelled 1991-06-13, S/N 18801850T (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18801850T
- Airframe hours: 2371
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Dale L. Bittner, doing business as Dakota Airspray Inc.
- Registered owner: Dakota Airspray & Carl Jackson
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, June 9, 1990, 10 hours before
- Airport: NONE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 1,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 1,000 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: ALO, 50 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19900701023499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701023499A), Jul 1, 1990: Cessna A188B, Marshalltown, IA, Substantial damage. Struck powerline on pullup from a spray run. Lost control. Struck ground. Cartwheeled to rest.

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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