Cessna A188B N731DD
9 May 1993 · Garden City, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 May 1993 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N731DD, operated by Air AG Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Garden City, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garden City, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.9695, -100.8604
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B
- Registration
- N731DD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air AG Service, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA169
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S NOT MAINTAINING PROPER ALTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS MAKING PRACTICE AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS WHEN HIS ATTENTION WAS DISTRACTED TO A FLOW DEVICE IN THE COCKPIT. WHILE HIS ATTENTION WAS INSIDE THE AIRPLANE THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED INTO THE TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1993 | Cessna A188B | Marengo, Ohio, United States | Carl R. Fisher JR | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1993 | Cessna A188B | Wall, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1993 | Cessna A188B | Edgard, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1993 | Cessna A188B | Three Forks, Montana, United States | Ferguson, William R. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1993 | Cessna A188B | Ringling, Montana, United States | Russaero Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1993 | Cessna A188B | Temple, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1993 | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Byers, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-28-180 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Midwest Executive Aviation Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Dec 1993 | Mitsubishi MU-300 | Goodland, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Jun 1993 | Emory W Greer Jr VARI-EZE | Olathe, Kansas, United States | Emory W. Greer, JR. | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 May 1993 | Grumman G-164A | Liberal, Kansas, United States | James R. Floyd | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 1993 | Cessna 188 | Buhler, Kansas, United States | Wallace D. Cook | No injuries | - |