Cessna 188B N731AC
12 July 1983 · Shelton, Nebraska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 July 1983 at about 15:06 local time, a Cessna 188B registered N731AC was involved in an accident near Shelton, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shelton, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.7703, -98.7299
- Aircraft
- Cessna 188B
- Registration
- N731AC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wood River → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC83FA153
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 188 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188B | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188B | Hooper, Utah, United States | Amsel Corporation | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Cessna 188A | Burlington, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1983 | Cessna 188 | Stanfield, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1983 | Cessna 188B | Luddwici, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1983 | Cessna 188B | Campbell Hill, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1983 | Cessna T337E | Kimball, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32RT-3 | Millard, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1983 | Cessna 320E | Minden, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1983 | Aero Commander 100 | Sargent, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32-301 | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 152 | Neligh, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |