Cessna A188-B N731WP
31 May 1981 · Murdock, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 May 1981 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna A188-B registered N731WP, operated by TOM Copenhaver, was involved in an accident during in flight near Murdock, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Murdock, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188-B
- Registration
- N731WP
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- TOM Copenhaver
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Anthony, Ks → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1081
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
COLLIDED WITH WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1981 | Cessna A188 | San Manuel, Arizona, United States | H&H Aerial APS | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1981 | Cessna A188 | Thief Rvr Fall, Minnesota, United States | Randy K.overby | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1982 | Cessna A188 | Appleton City, Missouri, United States | Odell Priest | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1982 | Cessna A188 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | Floyd Lowery | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1980 | Cessna A188 | Parker, Arizona, United States | Salvato Farms | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1980 | Cessna A188 | Hopeful, Georgia, United States | Gifford Flynt | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |