Cessna A188B N70062
11 July 1995 · Esterbrook, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 July 1995 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna A188B registered N70062 was involved in an accident near Esterbrook, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and nobody was 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Esterbrook, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.7508, -105.3897
- Aircraft
- Cessna A188B
- Registration
- N70062
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Glendo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA95LA147
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND AIRSPEED FOR LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE SHORT LANDING AREA, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND IN TIME TO ALLOW RECOVERY FROM THE SITUATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING NEXT TO A SHORT DIRT FARM ROAD FOLLOWING AN AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS EXISTED IN THE LANDING AREA. THE PILOT LANDED BEYOND THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE IN THE DISTANCE AVAILABLE BEYOND HIS ACTUAL TOUCHDOWN POINT. HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND TOO LATE TO RECOVER FROM THE SITUATION AND OVERRAN THE LANDING SURFACE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna A188B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1995 | Cessna A188B | Fort Necessity, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jul 1995 | Cessna A188B | Aberdeen, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1995 | Cessna A188B | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | James L. Hale | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1995 | Cessna A188B | Cairo, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1995 | Cessna A188B | Couva, Trinidad And Tobago | Dass, Hanslata | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1995 | Cessna A188B | Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago | Briko Air Service | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1995 | Cessna 170B | Afton, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1995 | Beechcraft 60 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | Hommel, Daniel J. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jul 1995 | Cessna 210 | Cody, Wyoming, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1995 | Mooney M20A | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1995 | Cessna 340 | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | American Check Transport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1995 | Maule M-5-235C | Alta, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |