Cessna A188A N5640J
23 October 1988 · Casa Grande, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 October 1988 at about 22:15 local time, a Cessna A188A registered N5640J, operated by Singleton, TOM, was involved in an accident near Casa Grande, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Casa Grande, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188A
- Registration
- N5640J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Singleton, TOM
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Casa Grande → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89DUJ01
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
DURING AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A HIGH-TENSION STATIC WIRE AND SUBSEQUENTLY WITH THE GROUND. POST-IMPACT FIRE ENSUED. THE PILOT STATED HE MISJUDGED HIS APPROACH TO THE FIELD AND DID NOT SEE THE WIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1992 | Cessna A188A | Felton, Delaware, United States | John H. Brown | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1992 | Cessna A188A | Redmond, Oregon, United States | Boyd W. Simmons | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1984 | Cessna A188A | Goodland, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1983 | Cessna A188A | Jesup, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1993 | Cessna A188A | Decatur, Texas, United States | Sitton, Dwayne | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1994 | Cessna A188A | Cochran, Georgia, United States | Lane W. Wimberly | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1988 | Grumman G-164B | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1988 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Florence, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1988 | Champion 7EC | Mayer, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1988 | Cessna 182D | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | Craigin, Robert K. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1988 | Cessna 150F | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1988 | Cessna 150M | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Gregery, George | No injuries | - |